Prefix meaning large; of great size.
Glossary: macro-
Glossary: macrophyte
An aquatic plant large enough to be seen with the naked eye.
Glossary: malachite green
Green dye used as an antibacterial, antiparasitic, and antifungal agent in aquaria.
Glossary: mandible
The lower jaw bone of a vertebrate organism.
Glossary: mangrove
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
See mangrove swamp.
Glossary: mangrove swamp
Tropical or subtropical, tidal marine swamp chaaracterised by an abundance of mangrove trees.
Glossary: mangrove tree
Tree or shrub of the families Rhizophoraceae and Verbenaceae or Avicenniaceae chiefly occurring in a mangrove swamp environment.
Glossary: mantle
Protective layer of epidermis in molluscs from which the shell is secreted in many species.
Glossary: Maracyn
Broad spectrum antibiotic containing the active ingredient erythromycin. Used to treat gram-positive bacterial diseases and fungal infections.
Glossary: Maracyn-2
Broad spectrum antibiotic with the active ingredient minocycline. Used to treat internal and external gram-negative bacterial infections.
Glossary: marbled
Having a streaked or mottled appearance similar to variegated marble.
Glossary: margin
Edge or rim.
Glossary: marginal
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
Of, relating to, native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea or ocean.
Glossary: matrotrophy
Reproductive strategy in which the embryo is supplied with additional nutrition from the mother, applied to some viviparous fishes.
Glossary: mature
Fully-grown; adult.
Glossary: maxilla
Either of two fused bones forming the upper jaw, displaced inwardly by the premaxilla in some fishes. May bear teeth.
Glossary: maxillary
Of or relating to a maxilla; a jawbone.
Glossary: maxillary barbel
Barbel originating from the distal end of the maxilla on the side of the mouth.
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