zygocardiac

zygocardiac
zygocardiac /-kärˈdi-ak/ adjective (Gr kardiā heart; zoology)
A term used to describe certain paired lateral ossicles in the gastric mill of Crustacea
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Main Entry: ↑zygo-

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • zygocardiac ossicles — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, triangular plates projecting into the cavity of the cardiac stomach from each side usually bearing denticles; part of the gastric mill …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pterocardiac — adj. [Gr. pteron, wing; kardia, heart] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, a gastric mill ossicle in the form of a curved triangular plate articulating with the mesocardiac ossicle along the broad base, with the bent apex connected to the… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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