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The osphradium is the olfactory organ in certain molluscs, linked with the respiration organ. The main function of this is to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles. It is used by all members of the Genus Conus.
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Osphradium — Os*phra di*um, n.; pl. {Osphradia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? strong scent, fr. ? to smell.] (Zo[ o]l.) The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with the organ of respiration. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Osphradĭum — Osphradĭum, ein eigenartiges Sinnesorgan (Geruchsorgan) in der Mantelhöhle der Schnecken (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Osphradium — [zu griechisch ósphra »Geruch«, »Duft«], paariges oder unpaares kiemenähnliches Sinnesorgan (Chemorezeptor) bei im Wasser lebenden Weichtieren zur Prüfung des einströmenden Atemwassers und (als Fernsinnesorgan) zur Auffindung der Nahrung und… … Universal-Lexikon
Osphradium — Als Osphradium (von mittelgriechisch osphrádion „duftendes Sträußchen“[1], „Riechmittel“[2]), im Plural Osphradien oder auch Spengelsche Organe[2] genannt, bezeichnet man ein ursprünglich paarig angelegtes Sinnesorgan bei wasserlebenden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Osphradium — Os|phra|di|um das; s, ...ien [...i̯ən] <über nlat. osphradium aus mittelgr. osphrádion »duftendes Sträußchen«, Verkleinerungsform von spätgr. ósphra »der Geruch«> Sinnesorgan der Weichtiere, das vermutlich als Geruchsorgan dient (Zool.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
osphradium — n.; pl. dia [Gr. osphradion, strong smell] (MOLLUSCA) 1. In Gastropoda, a small sensory organ on the posterior margin of each afferent gill membrane that functions as a chemoreceptor and also determines the amount of sediment in the inhalant… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
osphradium — os·phra·di·um … English syllables
osphradium — … Useful english dictionary
Osphradia — Osphradium Os*phra di*um, n.; pl. {Osphradia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? strong scent, fr. ? to smell.] (Zo[ o]l.) The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with the organ of respiration. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Осфрадий — (Osphradium) орган обоняния, или точнее химического чувства, в мантийной полости моллюсков при основании жабр. У Prosobranchia иногда перципирующие клетки разбросаны по всему внутреннему эпителию мантийной полости, но у них же можно проследить и… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
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Osphradium
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The osphradium is the olfactory organ in certain molluscs, linked with the respiration organ. The main function of this is to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles. It is used by all members of the Genus Conus.
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