Oenology

Oenology

Oenology,œnology (BrE), or enology (AmE) is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking except vine-growing and grape-harvesting, which is a subfield called viticulture.

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dioecious

Biology; Parasitology

Having two sexes (as opposed to hermaphroditic).

tapeworm

Biology; Parasitology

Name for the parasitic flatworms forming the class Cestoda. All tapeworms spend the adult phase of their lives as parasites in the gut of a vertebrate animal (called the primary ...

pupa

Biology; Parasitology

The "dormant" stage in the life-cycle of some insects where the larva changes into the adult (or imago).

imago

Biology; Parasitology

The last stage of development of an insect, after the last ecdysis (molt) of an incomplete metamorphosis, or after emergence from pupation where the metamorphosis is complete. As ...

intermediate host

Biology; Parasitology

The organism which houses the immature or non-sexually reproducing stage of a parasite. For example, the sheep is the normal intermediate host for the hydatid tapeworm, while ...

schizogony

Biology; Parasitology

Multiplication in protozoa in which repeated division of the nucleus and daughter nuclei occurs within the cell as the organism grows and finally each nucleus in a single mass of ...