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/kol"euh fawr', -fohr'/, n. Entomol.a ventral tubelike structure on the abdomen of a springtail.[1875-80; < Gk koll(a) glue + -O- + -PHORE]
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Collophore — Col lo*phore, n. [Gr. ko lla glue + fe rein to bear.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola. (b) An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Collophore — A collophore is a tube like structure on the ventral side of the first abdominal segment of the body of a collembolan. It used to be believed that it served to stabilise the animal when it jumped by sticking to the surface on which it moved.… … Wikipedia
collophore — n. [Gr. kolla, glue; phoreus, bearer] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Collembola, a respiratory osmoregulatory organ, or ventral tube, on the venter of the 1st abdominal segment … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
collophore — col·lo·phore … English syllables
collophore — ˈkäləˌfō(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: coll + phore : a thick median tubular pouch usually terminating in a bilobate vesicle and projecting from the ventral surface of the first abdominal segment of all members of the order Collembola … Useful english dictionary
Entognatha — Taxobox name = Entognatha image width = 240px image caption = Collembola ( Isotoma sp.) regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Entognatha subdivision ranks = Orders subdivision = Collembola Diplura ProturaThe… … Wikipedia
Springtail — Springtails Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent … Wikipedia
Abdomen de l'insecte — Anatomie d une mouche tsé tsé : en vert : l abdomen L’abdomen est la troisième grande section du corps de l’insecte. Il se trouve derrière le thorax. Sommaire … Wikipédia en Français
Collembola — Collemboles Isotoma angl … Wikipédia en Français
Collembole — Collembola Collemboles … Wikipédia en Français
