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Acephala
- - That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See Mollusca.
Acephali
- - A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have no heads.
Acephaly
- noun - absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters)
Anaphase
- noun - the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
Anaphora
- noun - A part of the Eucharist
- repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
- using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier
Anaphors
- noun - a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent
Anophyte
- - A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
Apophyge
- - The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; -- called also the scape.
Biophore
- - One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.