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digonoporous (di'gonop'orus) a. [Gk. 

 dis, twice ; genos, birth ; poros, 

 pore.] With two distinct genital 

 apertures, male and female (zool.}. 



difjynous (dij'inus) a. [Gk. di, two ; 

 gyne, woman.] Having two carpels 

 (dot.}, 



dihybrid (dlhl'brid) n. [Gk. dis, twice ; 

 L. hibrida, mixed offspring.] A 

 cross whose parents differ in two 

 distinct characters (biol.}. 



dilatator (dii'ata'tor) n. [L. dilatare, 

 to expand.] See dilator. 



dilated (dlla'tgd) a. [L. dilatare, to 

 flatten.] Expanded or flattened ; 

 appl. parts of insects, etc., with a 

 wide margin (zoo/.). 



dilator (dlla'tor) n. [L. dilatare, to 

 expand.] Name appl, any muscle 

 that expands or dilates any organ 

 (anat.}. 



dilophous (dllof'us) a. [Gk. di, two ; 

 lophos, crest.] Any tetractinal 

 spicule with two of its rays forked 

 like a crest (zool.}. 



diluvial (dilu'vlal) a. [L. diluvium, 

 deluge.] Pert, the present, in geo- 

 logical reckoning (pal,}. 



dimerous (dim'erus) a. [Gk. dis, 

 twice ; meros, part.] Having each 

 whorl of two parts (hot.} ; with a 

 two-jointed tarsus (zool.}, 



dimidiate (dimid'iat) a. [L. ditnidius, 

 half.] Having only one-half de- 

 veloped (biol.} ; having the capsule 

 split on one side (dot.}. 



dimorphism (dlmor'fizm) n. [Gk. dis, 

 twice ; morphe, shape.] Condition 

 of having stamens of two different 

 lengths, of having two different 

 kinds of leaves, flowers, etc. (dot.}, 

 State of having two different forms 

 of one sex ; of having two different 

 kinds of zooids ; of having two 

 different kinds of offspring ; of 

 having broods which, owing to 

 differing conditions, differ in size or 

 colouring (zool.}. 



dimyaric (dim'iar'ik) a. [Gk. dis, 

 twice ; mys, muscle.] Having two 

 adductor muscles (zool.}. 



dinomic (dlnom'lk) a. [Gk. dis, twice ; 

 nomos, division.] Appl. an organism 

 restricted to two of the biogeo- 

 graphical divisions of the globe 

 (diol,}, 



dioecious (dle'shus) a. [Gk. dis, 



twice ; oikos, house.] Having the 

 sexes separate (zool.} ; having the 

 male and female flowers on different 

 individuals (bot.}. 



dioptrate (dlop'trat) a. [Gk. dis, 

 twice ; root opt, to see.] Having 

 the eyes or the ocelli separated by 

 a narrow line (zool.}, 



dipetalous (dlpet'alus) a. [Gk. dis, 

 twice ; petalon, petal.] Having 

 two petals (bot.}. 



dlphycercal (dif'fser'kal) a. [Gk. 

 diptyes, twofold ; kerkos, tail.] With 

 a tail in which the vertebral column 

 runs straight to the tip, thereby 

 dividing the fin symmetrically 

 (zool.}. 



dlphy genie (dlf'ijgn'lk) a, [Gk. di- 

 phyes, twofold ; genos, birth.] With 

 two types of development of the 

 embryo (zool.}, 



diphyodont (dif'iodont') a. [Gk. 

 diphyes, twofold ; odous, tooth.] 

 With deciduous and permanent 

 sets of teeth (zool.}. 



diplanetic (d^planSt'lk) a. [Gk. dis, 

 twice ; planetikos, inclined to 

 wander.] With two distinct types 

 of zoospores (bot.}. 



diplarthrous (diplar'thrus) a. [Gk. 

 diploos, double ; arthron, joint.] 

 With the tarsal or carpal bones of 

 one row articulating with two bones 

 in the other (zool.}. 



dipleurula (diploor'ula) n. [Gk. dis, 

 twice ; pleuron, side.] Any of the 

 bilaterally symmetrical larvae of 

 the Echinoderms ; an echino- 

 paedium (zool.}. 



diploblastic (dlp'loblas'tik) a. [Gk. 

 diploos, double ; blastos, bud.] 

 Having two distinct germ layers 

 (zool.}. 



diplocardiac (dlp'lokar'diak) a. [Gk. 

 diploos, double ; kardia, heart.] 

 With the two sides of the heart 

 quite distinct (zool.}. 



diplocaulescent (dip'lokoles'e'nt) a. 

 [Gk. diploos, double; kaulos, stem.] 

 With secondary stems (bot.}. 



diploe (dip'loe) n. [Gk. diploos, 

 double.] The cancellous tissue 

 between the outer and inner 

 lamellae of certain skull bones 

 (anat.}. 



diplogangliate (dip'logang'gliat) a. 

 [Gk. diploos, double ; gang-lion, 



