Meaning of HYPODERMA
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| | Definition: | | [n] in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Hypoderma |
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| | See Also: | | arthropod genus, family Hypodermatidae, family Oestridae, Hypodermatidae, Oestridae, warble fly | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hyp`o*der"ma\, n. [NL. See {Hypo}, and {derma}.]
1. (Bot.) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants,
and performing the physiological function of strengthening
the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is
developed as collenchyma.
2. (Zo["o]l.) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the
chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other
invertebrates.
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