Results for “pH”

rheophilous

Living or thriving in running water.

Rhodophyta

Division of eukaryotic algae containing thousands of species, most of which are multicellular and inhabit marine environments, e.g., many seaweeds.

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saprophagy

Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter.

sarcoophagy

Feeding on flesh.

scaphium

A Weberian ossicle.

sphenoid

Wedge-shaped; a bone at the base of the skull; of or relating to the sphenoid bone.

stenophagy

Feeding on only a limited range of food types.

symphyseal knob

Swelling located at the tip of the lower jaw in some fish species.

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symplesiomorphy

In cladistics, a character or trait shared by two or more taxonomic groups and derived from a remote or much earlier common ancestral form.

synapomorphy

In cladistics, a character or trait shared by two or more taxonomic groups and derived from a common ancestral form, whose ancestor in turn did not possess that trait.

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troglomorphic

Used in reference to morphological adaptations to the cave or underground environment such as loss or reduction of pigment or eyes.

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trophic

Of or relating to feeding and nutrition.

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trophic level

The hierarchical position of an organism within a food chain.

trophotaenia

External, umbilical cord-like structure present in members of the family Goodeidae and some other fish groups responsible for transfer of nutrients between an adult female and her internally-developing young. May still be attached to fry at birth.

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xanthophore

Yellow chromatophore typically containing a carotenoid pigment.

xylophage

An organism exhibiting xylophagy.

xylophagous

Feeding on, living in, or destructive to wood.

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xylophagy

Practise of feeding on, living in, or being destructive to wood.

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zoophagous

Feeding on animals; practising zoophagy.