About The Word Hypoderma
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Hypoderma
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What's The Definition Of Hypoderma?
[n] in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hypoderma: genus Hypoderma Related Terms | Find terms related to Hypoderma: See Also | arthropod genus | family Hypodermatidae | family Oestridae | Hypodermatidae | Oestridae | warble fly Hypoderma In Webster's Dictionary \Hyp`o*der"ma\, n. [NL. See {Hypo}, and {derma}.]
1. (Bot.) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants,
and performing the physiological function of strengthening
the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is
developed as collenchyma.
2. (Zo["o]l.) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the
chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other
invertebrates.
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