Excretory
61mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… …
62coxal gland — ▪ zoology in certain arthropods, one of a pair of excretory organs consisting of an end sac where initial urine is collected, a tubule where secretion and reabsorption may take place, and an excretory pore at the base (coxa) of one of the… …
63Tubule — A small tube. * * * A small tube. SYN: tubulus [TA]. [L. tubulus, dim. of tubus, tube] Albarran y Dominguez tubules SYN: Albarran glands, under gland. connecting t. a narrow arching t. of the kidney joining the distal convoluted t. and the… …
64mesonephros — One of three excretory organs appearing in the evolution of vertebrates; in life forms with a metanephros, the m. is located between the regressing pronephros and the metanephros, cephalic to the latter. In young mammalian embryos, the m. is well …
65Onychophora — Temporal range: 40–0 Ma …
66ex|cre|to|ry — «EHKS kruh TR ee, TOHR », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. excreting; having the function of excreting; that excretes: »The kidneys are excretory organs. 2. of or having to do with excretion or excretions: »excretory products. No animal can live long… …
67Segmental — Seg*men tal, a. 1. Relating to, or being, a segment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) (a) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papill[ae]. (b) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs. [1913 Webster]… …
68Segmental duct — Segmental Seg*men tal, a. 1. Relating to, or being, a segment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) (a) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papill[ae]. (b) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs. [1913… …
69Segmental organs — Segmental Seg*men tal, a. 1. Relating to, or being, a segment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) (a) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papill[ae]. (b) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs. [1913… …
70Segmental tubes — Segmental Seg*men tal, a. 1. Relating to, or being, a segment. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) (a) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papill[ae]. (b) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs. [1913… …
