Not considered as cells but as complete organisms.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBadaptationB
A process that suits an organism to its environment.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBaerateB
To supply with oxygen or air.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBaerialB
Pertaining to the air.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBaggregationB
A grouping.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBambiguitiesB
Uncertainties.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBamebocyteB
A wandering cell similar to an amoeba.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBametabolous metamorphosisB
Simple metamorphosis in which increased size is the only observable change.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBamorphousB
Having no definite form.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBandroconiaB
Wing scales modified to produce pheromones; scent scales.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBantennaeB
Filamentous sensory appendages on the head of an insect; the singular form is IantennaI.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBanteriorB
The head end.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBanthraxB
A typically fatal disease that is transmitted to human beings through contact with contaminated animal substances, such as hair, feces, or hides; it is characterized by skin lesions.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBapparatusB
A system of organs that collectively perform a function.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBapparitionB
A sudden or unusual sight.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBappendageB
An organ or part attached to the trunk.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBappositionB
A mosaic arrangement of dots in a compound eye.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarbitraryB
Depending on choice.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarchetypeB
Original form from which others may derive.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarthropodB
A segmented animal that usually has jointed legs and a chitinous cuticle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBassemblageB
A collection of persons or things.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbiochemicalB
Pertaining to the chemistry of living organisms.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbipectinateB
Comblike.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbotanyB
The scientific study of plant life.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbrood chamberB
A chamber for hatching eggs.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcarnivorousB
Meat-eating.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcarrionB
Dead and decaying flesh.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcasteB
A distinction between social insects of the same species.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcelluloseB
Structural material of green plants.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcercusB
A jointed appendage at the end of the abdomen.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchemoreceptorB
A cell or organ that is sensitive to chemical change.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchitinB
Shell-forming polysaccharide; the adjective form is IchitinousI.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchromosomeB
A body in the cell nucleus that contains nucleoprotein.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchrysalisB
The outer case of insect pupa.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBciliaB
A short, hairlike process.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBciliateB
Provided with cilia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclassificationB
A system of organizing plants and animals by their similarities and differences.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcocoonB
A protective covering for insect eggs or pupa form.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcolonyB
A collection of organisms living together.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconspicuousB
Obvious or easy to notice.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconstituentB
Serving to make up a unit or whole.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconventionB
Usage or custom.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcopiousB
Abundant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcopulationB
Sexual union.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcornicleB
An aphid's wax-secreting organ.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcoronaB
The rounded, upper portion of the body.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcoxaB
An insect's joint that is closest to the trunk.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcriterionB
Standard on which a decision may be based.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcursorialB
Adapted to running.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcuticleB
The outermost epidermal layer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdecapitateB
To remove the head.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdeduceB
To infer from general principle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdichotomousB
Divided into two parts.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdifferentiatedB
Modified in structure and function.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdipteranB
A true fly.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdivergentB
Differing from each other.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdorsalB
Pertaining to the back.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdroneB
A male bee.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdynamicB
Changing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdysenteryB
A parasitic infection of the lower intestinal tract, often resulting in severe diarrhea and the loss of blood.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBecdysisB
The molting or shedding of an outer layer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBectoparasiteB
A parasite living on the outside of a host's body.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBectoparasiticB
Parasitizing the exterior of a host.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBegestB
To rid the body of.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBelongatedB
Made longer or extended; having more length than width.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBelytrumB
A hard, protective wing sheath; the plural form is IelytraI.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBemaciationB
Physically wasted away.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBembryoB
A young, undeveloped organism.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBencephalitisB
Inflammation of the brain.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBendoparasiticB
Parasitizing the interior of a host.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBendoskeletonB
An internal skeleton.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBenvironmentB
Surrounding conditions or circumstances.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBephemeralB
Short-lived.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBepidemicB
A widely prevalent occurrence, especially of a disease.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBepidermisB
The outermost protective layer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBeversibleB
Able to turn inside out.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBexcreteB
To expel wastes from the body.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBextrudeB
To force or push out.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBeyespotB
A pigment spot that appears to be an eye.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfacetsB
The corneal portion of an insect's eye.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfastidiousB
Meticulous, exacting.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfemurB
Usually the third joint of an arthropod's leg.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfilamentousB
Having a threadlike structure.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfilarialB
Pertaining to slender, filamentous nematodes.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfissionB
The division of cells into two or more parts.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfloriculturistB
A person who cultivates flowering and ornamental plants.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBforewingsB
The anterior wings of a four-winged insect.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfossilB
The petrified remains of previous lives embedded in rocks.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfurculaB
A forked process sometimes acting as a springlike organ of propulsion.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgameteB
Germ cells or sex cells.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgenealogicB
Pertaining to the ancestors of an individual.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgillB
The respiratory organ of most aquatic animals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhabitatB
An ecological community in which an animal dwells.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhalteresB
Rudimentary posterior wings.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhaustellateB
Adapted for sucking.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhemipteranB
Insects commonly called bugs.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBherbivoreB
A plant-eater.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhermaphroditicB
Having both male and female reproductive organs.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheteronomousB
Subject to different laws of growth.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheteropteranB
Hemipteran species that are mainly aquatic insects.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheterotrophicB
Obtaining energy from organic compounds.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheterotrophicallyB
As a consumer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhierarchiesB
Groups organized in ranks.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBholozoicB
Obtaining food by ingesting complex organic matter.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhomologousB
Resembling in structure and origin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhomopteranB
Hemipterans that feed on plants.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhydrostaticB
Pertaining to liquids at rest and the pressures they exert.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhymenopteranB
Insects of an order that undergo complete metamorphosis.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhypodermisB
Layer of tissue lying beneath and secreting the cuticle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhypotheticalB
Depending on supposition.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBimagoB
The adult stage of a completed metamorphosis.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBimmatureB
Not fully developed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinanimateB
Not ever alive.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBindeterminableB
Incapable of being definitely decided.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBindiscriminateB
Unselective; random or haphazard.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinfertileB
Sterile, unproductive.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinfestB
Invade or infect.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinfraredB
Invisible range of radiation, which is just below red in the spectrum.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBingestionB
The act of taking in for digestion.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinnervationB
The nerve supply to an organ or part.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinorganicB
Other than plant or animal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinstarB
Particular stage between molts.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBintermediate hostB
The host in which a parasite does not completely mature.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinterrelateB
Bringing into mutual relation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinvertebrateB
An animal that has no spinal cord.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBJohnston's organB
Vibration-sensitive organ in a second antenna segment.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlaceratingB
Suited to ripping or cutting.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlarvaB
Independent, self-sustainingB Binsect embryo; the plural form is IlarvaeI.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlateral filamentB
Bristlelike projections on the sides of an abdomen.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlensB
The transparent part of the eye.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlethargicB
Sluggish, inactive.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlevitateB
To rise into the air.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBluminescentB
Light-producing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmalariaB
A disease that is characterized by chills, fever, and sweating and caused by a parasitic infection transmitted by the anopheles mosquito.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmandibleB
Paired mouth appendage in insects.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmembranousB
Dry, pliable, and semitransparent.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmetamorphosisB
Change of form and structure.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmimicryB
Superficial resemblance to another organism.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmoltB
To shed the outer layer periodically.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmorphologicallyB
By form or shape.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmottledB
Having spots or blotches.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmutantB
An individual that is significantly and genetically different from its parent.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmutationB
A change in the structure of the genetic material.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnaiadB
The nymph stage of an aquatic insect.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnitB
The egg of a louse or another parasitic insect.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnocturnalB
Pertaining to night.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnonmotileB
Fixed, unable to move about.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnutrientB
Food substance.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnymphB
The wingless juvenile form of an insect.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBolfactoryB
Pertaining to the sense of smell.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBommatidiumB
A portion or facet of a compound eye.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBomnivorousB
Eating both plants and animals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBontogenyB
The development and growth of an individual.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBopaqueB
Neither transparent nor translucent.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBorganismB
Anything capable of life.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBorthopteraB
Order of insects usually having enlarged stridulation organs.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpalpB
Sensory appendage.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBparapodiaB
Primitive external appendages.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBparasiteB
An organism that derives its nourishment from another living organism, usually at the expense or detriment of its host.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBparthenogenesisB
Reproduction by development of an unfertilized gamete.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpellicleB
A filmy, protective covering.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpenchantB
Inclination.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBperpetuateB
To cause an indefinite continuation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBphotoreceptorB
An organ that is sensitive to light.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBphylogeneticB
Pertaining to evolution.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBphylumB
In the classification system, a primary division of generally related plants or animals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBplasmaB
The liquid part of various body fluids.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpolypB
An individual colonial animal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBprecursorB
One that precedes.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpredaceousB
Predatory; living by seizing prey.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpredatorB
An animal that kills for food.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBprimitiveB
Of earliest origin; not specialized.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBproficientB
Competent or expert at performing some function.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBprolegB
An unjointed abdominal appendage.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBprolificB
Producing many offspring.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpronotumB
The dorsal portion of the prothorax.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBprotosomeB
The anterior part of the body.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpupateB
To pass into a resting state during which tissues are reorganized.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBradial symmetryB
The state of having body parts arranged around an axis.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBraptorialB
Adapted to snatching or robbing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBreceptorB
A cell or tissue that is sensitive to a specific stimulus, such as light.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBregurgitateB
To throw or pour back or out.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrelapsing feverB
An infectious disease that is transmitted by lice or ticks.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBresolutionB
The fineness of detail in an image.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrespirationB
The process or act of breathing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBretractableB
The ability to be drawn inwards.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrudimentaryB
Imperfectly developed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsalivary glandsB
Glands in the mouth that secrete saliva.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsaprozoicB
Living on dead and decaying animal matter.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBscavengerB
An animal that feeds on dead and decaying matter.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsecreteB
To generate and separate a substance from body cells.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsemipermeableB
Selectively allowing free passage.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBserratedB
Notched like a saw.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsheathB
A protective covering.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsiphonB
A tubular organ for drawing fluid.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBspectrumB
A sequence of related qualities.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstaticB
Remaining unchanged.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstimuliB
Agents that cause a response in an organism.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstridulateB
To produce sound by rubbing body parts together.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstyletB
A pointed, bristlelike appendage.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsubstrateB
A base to which an animal or plant attaches.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsuperficialB
Obvious or readily apparent.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsuperposition imageB
The effect of individual images blending into one another forming a brighter but less distinct image, as seen through a compound eye.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBswarmB
A large number of small organisms that are usually on the move.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsymbiosisB
An association of mutual benefit between species.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsyntheticB
Pertaining to the production of new materials.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtarsal segmentB
A portion of the foot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtaxaB
Categories, particularly within the plant and animal classification system.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtegmenB
A long, narrow, hardened forewing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtergaB
Dorsal thoracic plate.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthermoreceptorB
A cell or organ that is sensitive to changes in temperature.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthoraxB
A body region behind the heads of lower animals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtibiaB
The fourth joint of the leg in insects.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtrachioleB
A respiratory air tube.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtransmitB
To spread or pass on, as with an infection.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtrinomialB
Having three names.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtuberculosisB
An infectious disease that is characterized by fever, weight loss, chest pain, and the coughing up of mucus and sputum.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtularemiaB
An infectious disease that is characterized by fever and swelling lymph nodes and transmitted to human beings by various insects or infected animals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBturgidityB
Distention or bloat.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtymbalB
A sound-producing organ in cicadas.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtympanaB
Auditory membrane; the plural form of ItympanumI.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtyphusB
Typhoid fever; an infectious disease that is transmitted by fleas, lice, or mites and is characterized by headache, fever, depression, delirium, and rashes.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtypologicB
Relating to a classification based on type.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBubiquitousB
Omnipresent; seeming to be everywhere.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBundulationB
A wavelike swimming motion.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBvectorB
A carrier, especially of diseases.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBvenationB
A system of veins or nerves.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBventralB
Pertaining to the abdominal surface.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBvesicleB
A bladderlike air space in tissues.
Ec[000000]f[16]LByellow feverB
A tropical disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by fever, jaundice, and gastrointestinal hemorrhaging.
