terrestrial leeches

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• Terrestrial locomotion — [ horse an erect stanced unguligrade quadruped with a galloping gait. An animation of photos by Eadweard Muybridge] Terrestrial locomotion has evolved as animals adapted from aquatic to terrestrial environments. Locomotion on land raises… …   Wikipedia

• Leech — Taxobox image width = 220px image caption = A leech in China regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa superphylum = Lophotrochozoa phylum = Annelida classis = Clitellata subclassis = Hirudinea subclassis authority = Lamarck, 1818 subdivision ranks …   Wikipedia

• annelid — /an l id/, n. 1. any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Annelida. Also, annelidan /euh nel i dn/. [1825 35; see ANNELIDA] * * * Any member of… …   Universalium

• Annelid — Temporal range: Early Ordovician–Recent[1] …   Wikipedia

• integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… …   Universalium

• Hirudiniformes — Taxobox name = Hirudiniformes image width = 240px image caption = Haemopis species (Haemopidae) in Danube Auen National Park regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa phylum = Annelida classis = Clitellata subclassis = Hirudinea infraclassis =… …   Wikipedia

• reproductive behaviour — In animals, any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Sexual reproduction, the most common mode, occurs when a female s egg is fertilized by a male s sperm. The resulting unique combination of genes produces genetic variety that… …   Universalium

• reproductive system, animal — Introduction       any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce.       The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …   Universalium

• leech — leech1 leechlike, adj. /leech/, n. 1. any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting. 2. a person who clings to another… …   Universalium

• Haemadipsidae — Japanese Mountain Leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animali …   Wikipedia

• Oligochaeta — This article is about the animal genus. For the plant genus, see Oligochaeta (plant). Oligochaeta Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia