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noun
- (anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis.
- The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
- He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
- (zoology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
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noun (acari)
- (zoology) A genus in the family Acaridae including many species of small mites.
- 1658: water strongly boiled; wherein the Seeds are extinguished by fire and decoction, and therefore last long and pure without such alteration, affording neither uliginous coats, gnatworms, Acari, hairworms, like crude and common water " Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 205)
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| aculeate |
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adjective - Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
- Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles.
- Severe or stinging; incisive.
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| admiral |
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noun
- (obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
- A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
- A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
- The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
- (zoological) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of Europe and America, especially a red admiral or white admiral.
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| aedeagus |
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noun (aedeagi)
- A copulatory organ of some male insects.
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| alfalfa weevil |
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noun
- a European weevil, Hypera postica, that infests alfalfa crops
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| American cockroach |
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noun
- (zoology) The palmetto bug, Periplaneta americana See cockroach
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| annual |
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noun
- something that is published once a year
adjective
- happening once every year.
- The meeting will be held on ...
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| anopheles |
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noun
- The members of the Anopheles genus of mosquito which can carry the parasite which causes malaria.
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| Ant |
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proper noun
- (given name, male); diminutive of Anthony
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| aphid |
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noun
- Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
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| aphis |
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noun (aphides)
- An aphid.
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| apian |
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adjective
- Related to bees.
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| apiology |
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noun
- The scientific study of bees and honey-making
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| army ant |
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noun
- a tropical nomadic ant, of the subfamily Dorylinae, that preys on other insects
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