Ovigers
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of oviger form-of, plural
"The third appendage is modified in some pycnogonids and xiphosurids for use in reproduction, as either an ancillary pair of claspers or ovigers (Fig. 26a, b ), and this appendage is differentiated into a tactile sensory limb (Fig. 26f ) in some arachnids, including thelyphonids, while some opilionids have a differentiated fourth appendage."
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More examples"The third appendage is modified in some pycnogonids and xiphosurids for use in reproduction, as either an ancillary pair of claspers or ovigers (Fig. 26a, b ), and this appendage is differentiated into a tactile sensory limb (Fig. 26f ) in some arachnids, including thelyphonids, while some opilionids have a differentiated fourth appendage."
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