DESMIOGNATHUS
\dɪsmɪˈɒɡnaθəs], \dɪsmɪˈɒɡnaθəs], \d_ɪ_s_m_ɪ__ˈɒ_ɡ_n_a_θ_ə_s]\
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Desmiognathe, from 'ligament,' and 'jaw.' A double parasitic monster. Order, Polygnathiens, characterized by a supernumerary imperfect head, which is united, under the neck, by muscular and cutaneous, but no bony attachments, to the principal subject.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).