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Definition of membranous
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Membranous
(a.)
Membranaceous.
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Membraneous
::
Membraneous
(a.) See
Membranous.
Velum
::
Velum (n.)
Curtain
or
covering;
--
applied
to
various
membranous
partitions,
especially
to the soft
palate.
See under
Palate..
Coleoptera
::
Coleoptera
(n. pl.) An order of
insects
having
the
anterior
pair of wings
(elytra)
hard and
horny,
and
serving
as
coverings
for the
posterior
pair, which are
membranous,
and
folded
transversely
under the
others
when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws
(mandibles
and
maxillae)
adapted
for
chewing.
Most of the
Coleoptera
are known as
beetles
and
weevils..
Lobated
::
Lobated
(a.)
Furnished
with
membranous
flaps,
as the toes of a coot. See
Illust.
(m) under
Aves..
Garlic
::
Garlic
(n.) A plant of the genus
Allium
(A.
sativum
is the
cultivated
variety),
having
a
bulbous
root, a very
strong
smell,
and an
acrid,
pungent
taste.
Each root is
composed
of
several
lesser
bulbs,
called
cloves
of
garlic,
inclosed
in a
common
membranous
coat, and
easily
separable..
Caryopsis
::
Caryopsis
(n.) A
one-celled,
dry,
indehiscent
fruit,
with a thin
membranous
pericarp,
adhering
closely
to the seed, so that fruit and seed are
incorporated
in one body,
forming
a
single
grain,
as of
wheat,
barley,
etc..
Lobe
::
Lobe (n.) A
membranous
flap on the sides of the toes of
certain
birds,
as the
coot..
Endolymph
::
Endolymph
(n.) The
watery
fluid
contained
in the
membranous
labyrinth
of the
internal
ear.
Fontanel
::
Fontanel
(n.) One of the
membranous
intervals
between
the
incompleted
angles
of the
parietal
and
neighboring
bones of a fetal or young
skull;
-- so
called
because
it
exhibits
a
rhythmical
pulsation.
Strepsipterous
::
Strepsiptera
(n. pl.) A group of small
insects
having
the
anterior
wings
rudimentary,
and in the form of short and
slender
twisted
appendages,
while the
posterior
ones are large and
membranous.
They are
parasitic
in the
larval
state on bees,
wasps,
and the like; --
called
also
Rhipiptera.
See
Illust.
under
Rhipipter..
Intermembranous
::
Intermembranous
(a.)
Within
or
beneath
a
membrane;
as,
intermembranous
ossification..
Scale
::
Scale (n.) One of the
small,
thin,
membranous,
bony or horny
pieces
which form the
covering
of many
fishes
and
reptiles,
and some
mammals,
belonging
to the
dermal
part of the
skeleton,
or
dermoskeleton.
See
Cycloid,
Ctenoid,
and
Ganoid..
Hydatid
::
Hydatid
(n.) A
membranous
sac or
bladder
filled
with a
pellucid
fluid,
found in
various
parts of the
bodies
of
animals,
but
unconnected
with the
tissues.
It is
usually
formed
by
parasitic
worms,
esp. by
larval
tapeworms,
as
Echinococcus
and
Coenurus.
See these words in the
Vocabulary..
Perilymph
::
Perilymph
(n.) The fluid which
surrounds
the
membranous
labyrinth
of the
internal
ear, and
separates
it from the walls of the
chambers
in which the
labyrinth
lies..
Utriculus
::
Utriculus
(n.) A
little
sac, or bag; a
utricle;
especially,
a part of the
membranous
labyrinth
of the ear. See the Note under Ear..
Vesicle
::
Vesicle
(n.) A
bladderlike
vessel;
a
membranous
cavity;
a cyst; a cell.
Ligament
::
Ligament
(n.) A band of
connective
tissue,
or a
membranous
fold, which
supports
or
retains
an organ in
place;
as, the
gastrophrenic
ligament,
connecting
the
diaphragm
and
stomach..
Scarious
::
Scarious
(a.) Thin, dry,
membranous,
and not
green..
Film
::
Film (n.) A thin skin; a
pellicle;
a
membranous
covering,
causing
opacity;
hence,
any thin,
slight
covering..
Ascus
::
Ascus (n.) A small
membranous
bladder
or tube in which are
inclosed
the
seedlike
reproductive
particles
or
sporules
of
lichens
and
certain
fungi.
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