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  • cc

    Abbreviation for cubic centimetre/centimeter (UK/US).

  • acclimation

    Adaptation to a new climate or environment. Used in reference to the process of slowly introducing an animal to a new environment, e.g., when adding new fish or invertebrates to an aquarium. Same meaning as acclimatisation.

    Used in 35 profiles

  • buccal

    Of or relating to the mouth.

    Used in 3 profiles

  • buccal cavity

    Cavity located inside the mouth, above the gill arches. Also referred to as 'mouth cavity'.

    Used in 10 profiles

  • drip acclimation

    Method of acclimation used for sensitive fish species in which the animals are first placed into a clean bucket or other container before water is slowly dripped in by siphon from the aquarium into which they are to be introduced. Can be carried out using a purchased kit or home-made using a length of airline plus an airline clamp.

  • occipital

    Of or related to the back of the skull or head; occipital bone.

    Used in 5 profiles

  • occiput

    Back segment of the skull or head.

    Used in 2 profiles

  • single-access key

    A dichotomous or otherwise sequential identification key. See dichotomous key.

  • supraoccipital

    Of, relating to, or being the supraoccipital bone, a median bone in the upper rear part of the skull.

    Used in 34 profiles

  • litre

    Measurement of liquid volume, equivalent to a cube measuring 10cm on each side. Standard term for 1000 cc.

    Used in 176 profiles

  • aberrant

    Departing from an accepted standard.

    Used in 1 profile

  • acid

    A substance that can donate protons or accept pairs of electrons. The chemical opposite of a base. Acids have a pH of less than 7.

    Used in 123 profiles

  • adsorption

    The process by which molecules of a substance are attracted to and accumulate on the surface of another substance, such as a solid, but do not enter it. Activated carbon is highly adsorptive.

  • aerobic

    Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen.

  • allopatric

    Occurring in separate, nonoverlapping geographic areas. Often used to refer to geographically-separated, reproductively-isolated populations of related organisms. Opposite of sympatric.

    Used in 2 profiles

  • anaerobic

    Living or occurring in the absence of oxygen.

  • apomorph

    An organism existing in an evolutionary state that represents a morphological advance compared to a previous state. Occurs at an evolutionary branching point and is subsequently carried through only a single descendant group.

  • aquifer

    A subterranean bed or layer of permeable rock, sediment or soil that bears water. Naturally-occuring springs and wells are fed by aquifers.