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Cercus logo #10101) Arachnid anatomy
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Cercus

Cercus logo #21000 Cerci (singular cercus) are paired appendages on the rear-most segments of many Arthropoda, including insects and Symphyla. Many forms of cerci serve as sensory organs, but some serve as pinching weapons or as organs of copulation. In many insects they simply may be functionless vestigial structures. In basal arthropods, such as silverfish, the ce...
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cercus

cercus logo #22339Segmented paired appendages located at tip of abdomen (plural = cerci)
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cercus

cercus logo #22641tail-like appendage
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Cercus

Cercus logo #21002• (n.) See Cercopod.
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cercus

cercus logo #21003(from the article `earwig`) The earwig has a pair of horny, forceps-like tail filaments, or pincers (cerci), at the posterior end of the abdomen, with those of the male being ... Primitive hexapods have abdominal structures that represent modified remnants of ancestral walking limbs. Many hexapods have cerci (sensory ... [2 related a...
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cercus

cercus logo #209731. A stiff hairlike structure. ... 2. A pair of specialised sensory appendages on the 11th abdominal segment of most insects. ... Origin: Mod. L., fr. G. Kerkos, tail ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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cercus

cercus logo #21001(sur´kәs) a bristle-like structure.
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Cercus

Cercus logo #20972Cer'cus noun ; plural Cerci [ New Latin , from Greek ... tail.] (Zoology) See Cercopod .
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cercus

cercus logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: ser′kŭs, ker′kŭs Definitions: 1. A stiff hairlike structure. 2. A pair of specialized sensory appendages on the 11th abdominal segment of most insects.
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cercus

cercus logo #21199one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
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