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Glossary: macro-

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Prefix meaning large; of great size.

Glossary: macrophyte

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An aquatic plant large enough to be seen with the naked eye.

Glossary: malachite green

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Green dye used as an antibacterial, antiparasitic, and antifungal agent in aquaria.

Glossary: mandible

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The lower jaw bone of a vertebrate organism.

Glossary: mangrove

February 15th, 2012 — 3:34pm

May refer to a mangrove swamp habitat and all species inhabiting it, only the trees and shrubs found in such a habitat, or more specifically, mangrove trees of the genus Rhizophora.

Glossary: mangrove forest

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See mangrove swamp.

Glossary: mangrove swamp

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Tropical or subtropical, tidal marine swamp chaaracterised by an abundance of mangrove trees.

Glossary: mangrove tree

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Tree or shrub of the families Rhizophoraceae and Verbenaceae or Avicenniaceae chiefly occurring in a mangrove swamp environment.

Glossary: mantle

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Protective layer of epidermis in molluscs from which the shell is secreted in many species.

Glossary: Maracyn

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Broad spectrum antibiotic containing the active ingredient erythromycin. Used to treat gram-positive bacterial diseases and fungal infections.

Glossary: Maracyn-2

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Broad spectrum antibiotic with the active ingredient minocycline. Used to treat internal and external gram-negative bacterial infections.

Glossary: marbled

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Having a streaked or mottled appearance similar to variegated marble.

Glossary: margin

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Edge or rim.

Glossary: marginal

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Of, relating to, or locate on the edge or margin of something; a semi-aquatic plant growing near the margin of a water body.

Glossary: marine

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Of, relating to, native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea or ocean.

Glossary: matrotrophy

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Reproductive strategy in which the embryo is supplied with additional nutrition from the mother, applied to some viviparous fishes.

Glossary: mature

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Fully-grown; adult.

Glossary: maxilla

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Either of two fused bones forming the upper jaw, displaced inwardly by the premaxilla in some fishes. May bear teeth.

Glossary: maxillary

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Of or relating to a maxilla; a jawbone.

Glossary: maxillary barbel

January 17th, 2013 — 2:30pm

Barbel originating from the distal end of the maxilla on the side of the mouth.