Entobronchium En`to·bron"chi·um noun ;
plural Entobronchia . [ See
Ento- , and
Bronchia .]
(Anat.) One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.
Entocuneiform, Entocuniform En`to·cu·ne"i·form, En`to·cu"ni·form noun [
Ento- +
cuneiform ,
cuniform .]
(Anat.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform .
Entoderm En"to·derm noun [
Ento- + Greek ... skin.]
(Biol.) See Endoderm , and Illust. of Blastoderm .
Entodermal, Entodermic En`to·der"mal, En`to·der"mic adjective (Biol.) Relating to the entoderm.
Entogastric En`to·gas"tric adjective [
Ento- + Greek ... the stomach.]
(Zoology) Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; -- applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.
Entogenous En·tog"e·nous adjective [
Ento- +
-genous .]
(Biol.) See Endogenous .
Entoglossal En`to·glos"sal adjective [
Ento- + Greek ... the tongue.]
(Anat.) Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.
Entoil En·toil" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Entoiled ;
present participle & verbal noun Entoiling .]
To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [ R.]
Entoiled in woofed phantasies.
Keats.
Entomb En·tomb" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Entombed ;
present participle & verbal noun Entombing .] [ Prefix
en- +
tomb : confer Old French
entomber .]
To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. Hooker.
Entombment En·tomb"ment noun The act of entombing or burying, or state of being entombed; burial. Barrow.
Entomere En"to·mere noun [
Ento- +
- mere .]
(Biol.) The more granular cells, which finally become internal, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.
Entomic, Entomical En·tom"ic, En·tom"ic·al adjective [ Greek ... insect. See
Entomology .]
(Zoology) Relating to insects; entomological.
Entomoid En"to·moid adjective [ Greek ... insect +
-oid .]
(Zoology) Resembling an insect. --
noun An object resembling an insect.
Entomolin En·tom"o·lin noun [ Greek ... insect.]
(Chemistry) See Chitin .
Entomolite En·tom"o·lite noun [ Greek ... insect +
-lite .]
(Paleon.) A fossil insect.
Entomologic, Entomological En`to·mo·log"ic, En`to·mo·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
entomologique .]
Of or relating to entomology. --
En`to*mo*log"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Entomologist En`to·mol"o·gist noun [ Confer French
entomologiste .]
One versed in entomology.
Entomologize En`to·mol"o·gize intransitive verb To collect specimens in the study of entomology. C. Kingsley.
Entomology En`to·mol"o·gy noun ;
plural Entomologies . [ Greek
'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, from
'e`ntomos cut in;
'en in +
te`mnein to cut) +
-logy : confer French
entomologie . See
In , and
Tome , and confer
Insect .]
1. That part of zoölogy which treats of insects. 2. A treatise on the science of entomology.
Entomophaga En`to·moph"a·ga noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`ntomon an insect +
fagei^n to eat.]
(Zoology) 1. One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvæ feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon , 2. 2. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum. 3. A group of edentates, including the ant- eaters.
Entomophagan En`to·moph"a·gan adjective (Zoology) Relating to the Entomophaga. --
noun One of the Entomophaga.
Entomophagous En`to·moph"a·gous adjective (Zoology) Feeding on insects; insectivorous.
Entomophilous En`to·moph"i·lous adjective [ Greek ... insect + ... a lover.]
(Botany) Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.
Entomostraca En`to·mos"tra·ca noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... cut in pieces + ... burnt clay, the hard shell of Testacea.]
(Zoology) One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda , Phyllopoda , and Cladocera .
Entomostracan En`to·mos"tra·can adjective (Zoology) Relating to the Entomostraca. --
noun One of the Entomostraca.
Entomostracous En`to·mos"tra·cous adjective (Zoology) Belonging to the Entomostracans.
Entomotomist En`to·mot"o·mist noun One who practices entomotomy.
Entomotomy En`to·mot"o·my noun [ Greek ... insect +
te`mnein to cut.]
The science of the dissection of insects.
Entonic En·ton"ic adjective [ Greek ... strained, from ... to strain. See
Entasis .]
(Medicine) Having great tension, or exaggerated action. Dunglison.
Entoperipheral En`to·pe·riph"er·al adjective [
Ento- +
peripheral .]
(Physiol.) Being, or having its origin, within the external surface of the body; -- especially applied to feelings, such as hunger, produced by internal disturbances. Opposed to epiperipheral .
Entophyte En"to·phyte noun [
Ento- + Greek ... a plant.]
(Medicine) A vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body.
Entophytic En`to·phyt"ic adjective Of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease.
Entoplasm En"to·plasm noun [
Ento- + Greek ... anything formed.]
(Biol.) (a) The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. (b) Endosarc.
Entoplastic En`to·plas"tic adjective [
Ento- + Greek ... to mold.]
(Biol.) Pertaining to, or composed of, entoplasm; as, the entoplastic products of some Protozoa, or the entoplastic modification of the cell protoplasm, by which a nucleus is produced.
Entoplastron En`to·plas"tron noun ;
plural Entoplastra . [
Ento- +
plastron .]
(Anat.) The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also entosternum .
Entoprocta En`to·proc"ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... within + ... the anus.]
(Zoology) A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles. See Pedicellina .
Entoptic Ent·op"tic adjective [
Ent- +
optic .]
(Physiol.) Relating to objects situated within the eye; esp., relating to the perception of objects in one's own eye.
Entorganism Ent·or"gan·ism noun [
Ent- +
organism .]
(Biol.) An internal parasitic organism.
Entortilation En·tor`ti·la"tion noun [ French
entortiller to twist; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
tortiller to twist.]
A turning into a circle; round figures. [ Obsolete]
Donne.
Entosternum En`to·ster"num noun ;
plural Entosterna . [ New Latin See
Ento- , and
Sternum .]
(Anat.) See Entoplastron . - -
En`to*ster"nal adjective
Entosthoblast En·tos"tho·blast noun [ Greek
'e`ntosthe from within +
-blast .]
(Biol.) The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell. Agassiz.
Entothorax En`to·tho"rax noun [
Ento- +
thorax .]
(Zoology) See Endothorax .
Entotic Ent·ot"ic adjective [
Ent- + Greek ..., ..., the ear.]
(Anat.) Pertaining to the interior of the ear.
Entourage En`tou`rage" (äN`tō`rȧzh")
noun [ French]
Surroundings; specif., collectively, one's attendants or associates. The entourage and mode of life of the mikados were not such as to make of them able rulers.
B. H. Chamberlain.
Entozoa En`to·zo"a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... within + ... an animal.]
(Zoology) 1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes. 2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living parasitically in others.
Entozoal, Entozoic En`to·zo"al, En`to·zo"ic adjective (Zoology) Pertaining to, or consisting of, the Entozoa.
Entozoölogist En`to·zo·öl"o·gist noun [
Entozoön +
-logy +
-ist .]
One versed in the science of the Entozoa.
Entozoön En`to·zo"ön noun ;
plural Entozoa . [ New Latin See
Entozoa .]
(Zoology) One of the Entozoa.
Entr'acte En`tr'acte" noun [ French Confer
Interact .]
1. The interval of time which occurs between the performance of any two acts of a drama. 2. A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between two acts of a drama.
Entrail En·trail" transitive verb [ Prefix
en- + Old French
treiller to grate, lattice, French
treille vine, arbor. See
Trellis .]
To interweave; to intertwine. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
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