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