💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Edysteroid"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ecdysteronenoun | 20-hydroxyecdysone, a naturally occurring ecdysteroid hormone which controls the ecdysis (moulting) and metamorphosis of arthropods. |
| ecdysonnoun | Alternative form of ecdysone. [A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting.] |
| ecdysonenoun | A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting. |
| juvenile hormonenoun | (biochemistry) Any of a group of sesquiterpene hormones that regulate insect physiology by preventing metamorphosis during moults. |
| crustecdysonenoun | A hormone, generated by crustaceans, that leads to molting |
| prothoracic glandnoun | (biology) Either of a pair of glands, in the prothorax of insects, which produce ecdysone |
| ecdysozoannoun | (zoology) Any of a group of protostomes of the superphylum Ecdysozoa, known for shedding their exoskeleton. |
| ectodermnoun | (biology) The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which produces through development, the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult. |
| trofectodermnoun | Misspelling of trophectoderm. [(biology) The ectoderm from which the trophoblast develops.] |
| caldocerannoun | Misspelling of cladoceran. [Any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca] |
| ecdysisnoun | The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans. |
| eoderoceratidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the Eoderoceratidae. |
| eupterotidnoun | (zoology) Any moth in the family Eupterotidae. |
| eudyptidnoun | Any penguin of the genus Eudyptes; the crested penguins. |
| orthropteroidnoun | Misspelling of orthopteroid. [(entomology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.] |
| eocrinoidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the Eocrinoidea, an extinct class of echinoderms that lived between the Early Cambrian and Late Silurian periods. |
| ectoskeletonnoun | Alternative form of exoskeleton. [(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.] |
| ectotrophnoun | Any ectotrophic organism. |
| ecothermnoun | Misspelling of ectotherm. [(biology) A cold-blooded animal: one, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature.] |
| ectinosomidnoun | (zoology) Alternative form of ectinosomatid. [(zoology) Any copepod in the family Ectinosomatidae.] |
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