Definition of Cephalosome. Meaning of Cephalosome. Synonyms of Cephalosome

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Definition of Cephalosome

Cephalosome
Cephalosome Ceph"a*lo*some, n. [Cephalo- + -some body.] (Zo["o]l.) The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods. --Packard.

Meaning of Cephalosome from wikipedia

- 1.6 mm in length, while the male ranges between 1.3 and 1.5 mm. The cephalosome is shield-like and short, being only up to twice as long as the urosome...
- found hiding among sea sponges, algae, and pieces of dead coral. The cephalosome of adult male specimens has a distinct produced frontal border with conical...
- contrasting to those of N. flemingeri, have convex first urosomal tagma. The cephalosome length to prosome length ratio is generally over 0.44. The ****top****...
- millimeter long. Their bodies are split up into three sections: 1. the head (cephalosome); 2. the abdomen (metasome); and 3. the tail (urosome). The head has...
- 047 in). The female is distinguished from other species by its rounded cephalosome, which is barely anterior to the rostrum. It is also distinguished by...