- biunguiculate
- (Order Isopoda):Having two claws, as in a bifid dactylus [Kensley and Schotte, 1989].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
biunguiculate
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biunguiculate — |bī+ adjective Etymology: bi (I) + unguiculate : of or having a double claw the biunguiculate leg of a crustacean … Useful english dictionary
biunguiculate — bi·unguiculate … English syllables
dactylus — ( ) [Holthuis, 1993]. Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993] ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Entire animal, right appendages omitted, dorsal view, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Endopod of Mxp 3, lateral; and endopod of Mxp 3,… … Crustacea glossary
unguis — A modified seta on the tip of the dactylus. (Syn. claw) [Wilson, 1989]. Most distal article of pereopod and cheliped. In the case of a pereopod it may be fused to the dactylus to form a claw [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. (Order Isopoda): Terminal… … Crustacea glossary
