occludent

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Terga, triangular, flat; occludent margin, very slightly arched.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Terga like a battle-axe, with the edge crenated and a spike behind; the handle narrower than the occludent segment of the scuta.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Scuta, with the basal segment narrower than the occludent segment, and about half as long as it.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

The degree of prominence and outline of the double occludent margin varies very much.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

The males are placed with their orifices in a little notch in the occludent margin, and their prehensile antenn� at the further end.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles