Biology
- Xenopus
Term: XenopusLiterally meaning: ?strange foot ?Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=strange, foreigner)????/pus(=foot)Coined/HistorySpecies of Xenopus such as X. laevis and X. tropicaliswere widely used in cloning research and embryology laboratories because...
- Myriapoda
Term: Myriapoda Literally meaning: ?myriad legs? Origin: Anc Greek??????/myrias(=10,000 units)+????/pous(=foot) > ?????/pateo(=foothold) Coined/History(?)DefinitionMyriapoda is a subphylum of terrestrial arthropods characterised...
- Phocomelia
Term: phocomeliaLiterally meaning: ?seal limbs? Origin: Anc Greek????/phoke(=seal)?????/melos(=limb, part of body)+(-??)/(-ia)= suffix denoting condition (feminine)Coined/HistoryIn 1836 by French anatomist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772 ?1844)...
- Polypus
Term: polypus Origin: Anc Greek ?????????/polypodas(=octopus or any similar sea creature)> ????/poly (=many) + ????/pous(=foot) à many feet Coined : In Ancient Greek the term was reffered to octopus or to any similar mollusc. Later (18th cen)...
- Animal Kingdom: Model Questions
Animal Kingdom: Model Questions 1. An animal shows the following characters:· Body is dorso-ventrally flattened· Parenchyma cells are found between the body...
Biology
tetrapods
Term: tetrapods
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/tetras(=tetrad)
+????/pous(=foot) > ?????/pateo(=foothold)
literally meaning ?four-footed?
Definition:
Tetrapods are vertebrate animals having four limbs with the same pattern of bones.
- Xenopus
Term: XenopusLiterally meaning: ?strange foot ?Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=strange, foreigner)????/pus(=foot)Coined/HistorySpecies of Xenopus such as X. laevis and X. tropicaliswere widely used in cloning research and embryology laboratories because...
- Myriapoda
Term: Myriapoda Literally meaning: ?myriad legs? Origin: Anc Greek??????/myrias(=10,000 units)+????/pous(=foot) > ?????/pateo(=foothold) Coined/History(?)DefinitionMyriapoda is a subphylum of terrestrial arthropods characterised...
- Phocomelia
Term: phocomeliaLiterally meaning: ?seal limbs? Origin: Anc Greek????/phoke(=seal)?????/melos(=limb, part of body)+(-??)/(-ia)= suffix denoting condition (feminine)Coined/HistoryIn 1836 by French anatomist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772 ?1844)...
- Polypus
Term: polypus Origin: Anc Greek ?????????/polypodas(=octopus or any similar sea creature)> ????/poly (=many) + ????/pous(=foot) à many feet Coined : In Ancient Greek the term was reffered to octopus or to any similar mollusc. Later (18th cen)...
- Animal Kingdom: Model Questions
Animal Kingdom: Model Questions 1. An animal shows the following characters:· Body is dorso-ventrally flattened· Parenchyma cells are found between the body...