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phylum

Biology; Zoology

A category in the hierarchy of animal classification between class and kingdom; phyla- pl.

pharynx

Biology; Zoology

Cavity in the digestive tract just past the mouth itself. May be muscularized for sucking or swallowing in various animals.

Characteristic of chordates, pharyngeal slits are openings through which water is taken into the pharynx, or throat. In primitive chordates the pharyngeal slits are used to strain water and filter ...

pedipalps

Biology; Zoology

The second pair of appendages of cheliceromorphs. In many arachnids, such as spiders, the pedipalps are enlarged in the male and used for copulation.

pathology

Biology; Zoology

1. The study of disease and abnormalities. 2. The manifestation of a disease, injury, or abnormality, as in bone or eggshell for example.

parapodia

Biology; Zoology

A sort of "false foot" formed by extension of the body cavity. Polychaetes and some insect larvae have parapodia in addition to their legs, and these provide extra help in locomotion.