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ecdysteronenoun20-hydroxyecdysone, a naturally occurring ecdysteroid hormone which controls the ecdysis (moulting) and metamorphosis of arthropods.
ecdysonnounAlternative form of ecdysone. [A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting.]
ecdysonenounA 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.
crustecdysonenounA 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.
trofectodermnounMisspelling of trophectoderm. [(biology) The ectoderm from which the trophoblast develops.]
caldocerannounMisspelling of cladoceran. [Any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca]
ecdysisnounThe shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.
eoderoceratidnoun(zoology) Any member of the Eoderoceratidae.
eupterotidnoun(zoology) Any moth in the family Eupterotidae.
eudyptidnounAny penguin of the genus Eudyptes; the crested penguins.
orthropteroidnounMisspelling 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.
ectoskeletonnounAlternative form of exoskeleton. [(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.]
ectotrophnounAny ectotrophic organism.
ecothermnounMisspelling 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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