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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
enterocoelia
Zoology; Zoological terms
Group of animals, including the echinodermata, chaetognata, hemichordata and chordata, of which the primary distinguishing morphological characteristic is the body cavity or coelom.
epifauna
Zoology; Zoological terms
Those living organisms that inhibit the surface of water and sediments
epithelium
Zoology; Zoological terms
Is a group of cells covering a surface. One of the four main tissue types; covers the body surface and lines the body cavities, ducts, and vessels
eutely
Zoology; Zoological terms
The peculiar feature of having a constant number of cells in the body, the number being characteristic for each species but varying among species (many Loricifera, Nematoda and Rotaria)
extracellular matrix (ecm)
Zoology; Zoological terms
A meshwork of secreted molecules that act as a scaffold and glue that anchors cells within multicellular organisms
fissipary
Zoology; Zoological terms
Capacity of forming entire new organisms out of a fragmented body part; see also alotony
