body wall — n the external surface of the animal body consisting of ectoderm and mesoderm and enclosing the body cavity … Medical dictionary
body cavity — n a cavity within an animal body specif COELOM * * * a visceral cavity, such as the thoracic, abdominal, or pelvic cavity … Medical dictionary
animal — animalic /an euh mal ik/, animalian /an euh may lee euhn, mayl yeuhn/, adj. /an euh meuhl/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well defined shape and usually limited growth, can move… … Universalium
Animal locomotion — In biomechanics, animal locomotion is the study of how animals move. Not all animals move, but locomotive ability is widespread throughout the animal kingdom. As all animals are heterotrophs, they must obtain food from their environment. Some… … Wikipedia
Animal — Animalia redirects here. For other uses, see Animalia (disambiguation). For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). Animals Temporal range: Ediacaran Recent … Wikipedia
body — /bod ee/, n., pl. bodies, v., bodied, bodying, adj. n. 1. the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead. 2. a corpse; carcass. 3. the trunk or main mass of a thing: the body of a tree. 4. Anat., Zool. the… … Universalium
body — bod•y [[t]ˈbɒd i[/t]] n. pl. bod•ies, 1) anat. a) the physical structure and material substance of an animal, plant, or other organism b) anat. the trunk, torso, or main mass of an animal, as opposed to the head, limbs, or appendages c) anat.… … From formal English to slang
Body plan — A body plan, or bauplan, is essentially the blueprint for the way the body of an organism is laid out. An organism s symmetry,cite web | title = Up and down...or around and around? Body Symmetry in Animals | work = The Diversity of Living… … Wikipedia
Body (disambiguation) — A body is an entity or the material of a person or animal. Usually. it is the carrier of some dynamic functions or properties of a system.Body may also refer to: * Body (cloth) a upper part of a gown. * Human or animal body. * Physical body, an… … Wikipedia
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
body — I. noun (plural bodies) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bodig; akin to Old High German boteh corpse Date: before 12th century 1. a. the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head ; trunk b. the … New Collegiate Dictionary
