integument
91amphibian — /am fib ee euhn/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial,… …
92biosphere — biospheric /buy euh sfer ik/, adj. /buy euh sfear /, n. 1. the part of the earth s crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life. 2. the ecosystem comprising the entire earth and the living organisms that inhabit it. [1895 1900; < G Biosphäre; …
93orthopteran — /awr thop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. orthopterous. n. 2. an orthopterous insect. [1895 1900; < NL Orthopter(a) (see ORTHOPTERON) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction broadly, any member of one of four insect orders. Orthopteran has come to be regarded… …
94respiration — respirational, adj. /res peuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing. 2. Biol. a. the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells,… …
95scalp — scalper, n. scalpless, adj. /skalp/, n. 1. the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures. 2. a part of this integument with the accompanying hair, severed from the head of an enemy as a… …
96cycadophyte — ▪ plant Introduction any member of a diverse collection of mostly extinct primitive gymnospermous plants. They probably had their origins among the progymnosperms of the Devonian Period (416 to 359 million years ago), possibly among a… …
97integumentum commune — SYN: integument. * * * [TA] common integument: the covering of the body; the skin with its various layers and appendages, including the epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue, hair, nails, cutaneous glands, the breast, and mammary glands. Called… …
98articular membrane — The uncalcified integument at a joint, permitting movement of the exoskeleton, as between the podomeres of a pereiopod [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]. The uncalcified integument, permitting movement of the shell, as between segments of a periopod, or… …
99Crocodilian armor — The crocodile exoskeleton consists of the protective dermal and epidermal components of the integumentary system in animals of the order Crocodilia. It is a form of armour. Contents 1 Structure and anatomy 2 Histology of the integument 3 …
100Cordaitales — Cordaites lungatus, Blattabdrücke Zeitraum Mississippium bis Perm 360 bis 250 Mio. Jahre Systematik …
