Excretory
91nephridium — One of the paired, segmentally arranged excretory tubules of invertebrates such as the annelids. [G. nephros, kidney, + Mod. L. idium, dim. suffix, fr. G. idion] * * * ne·phrid·i·um ni frid ē əm n, pl ia ē ə an excretory organ that is… …
92pronephros — 1. The definitive excretory organ of primitive fishes. SYN: head kidney. 2. In the embryos of higher vertebrates, a vestigial structure consisting of a series of tortuous tubules emptying into the cloaca by way of the primary nephric …
93green gland — noun one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Part Holonyms: ↑crustacean * * * noun …
94e|munc|to|ry — «ih MUHNGK tuhr ee», adjective, noun, plural ries. –adj. = excretory. (Cf. ↑excretory) –n. a part or organ of the body, such as a kidney or the skin, that carries off waste products. ╂[< New Latin emunctorius cleansing, excretory < Latin… …
95Bryozoa — Temporal range: Upper Cambrian–Recent[1] …
96Euphemism — A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Euphemism Euphemism] Webster s Online… …
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98Squid — Taxobox name = Squid image width = 220px image caption = Mastigoteuthis flammea A species of whip lash squid regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Cephalopoda subclassis = Coleoidea superordo = Decapodiformes ordo = Teuthida ordo… …
99Priapulida — Taxobox name = Priapulida regnum = Animalia phylum = Priapulida phylum authority = Théel, 1906Priapulida (priapulid worms or penis worms, from Gr. πριάπος, priāpos Priapus + Lat. ul , diminutive) are a phylum of marine worms with an extensible… …
100Chelicerata — Temporal range: 445–0 Ma …
