abapical
11side — n. [A.S. side, side] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) The surface of a shell, when present, between the shoulder and abapical suture or margin of the base …
12umbilicus — n.; pl. lici [L. umbilicus, navel] 1. A navel, or navel like depression. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) A cavity formed around the shell axis between the faces of the adaxial wall of the whorls where these do not coalesce to form a solid columella. a …
13egg — The female sexual cell, or gamete; after fertilization and fusion of the pronuclei it is a zygote and no longer an e.. In reptiles and birds, the e. is provided with a protective shell, membranes, albumin, and yolk for the nourishment of the …
14pole — 1. One of the two points at the extremities of the axis of any organ or body. 2. Either of the two points on a sphere at the greatest distance from the equator. 3. One of the two points in a magnet or an electric battery or cell having extremes… …
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