eruciform larva
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eruciform — erucifórm adj. m., pl. erucifórmi; f. sg. erucifórmă, pl. erucifórme Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic ERUCIFÓRM, Ă adj. (biol.) În formă de omidă, cu aspect de omidă. [< … Dicționar Român
eruciform — adj. [L. eruca, caterpillar; forma, shape] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Having a body shaped like a caterpillar: cylindrical body, well developed head, thoracic legs, and abdominal prolegs; see polypod larva … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
eruciform — səˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eruci + form of an insect larva : having a soft cylindrical body with a distinct head and usually having short thoracic legs : like a caterpillar in form … Useful english dictionary
polypod larva — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. An insect larval stage found in Lepidoptera and some Hymenoptera with thoracic appendages and caterpillar like abdominal locomotory processes (prolegs); polypodeiform; eruciform larva; see protopod larva; campodeiform… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
caterpillar — n. [LL. cattus, cat; pilosus, hairy] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An eruciform larva; the wormlike larva of a butterfly, moth, sawfly or scorpionfly … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
caddisfly — /kad is fluy /, n., pl. caddisflies. any of numerous aquatic insects constituting the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of membranous, often hairy wings and superficially resembling moths. Also, caddicefly. Cf. caddisworm. [1780 90; see… … Universalium
Insect — For the Breed 77 album, see Insects (album). Insect Temporal range: 396–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Holometabolism — For the taxonomic group, see Holometabola. Hymenoptera holometabolism Holometabolism, also called complete metamorphism, is a term applied to insect groups to describe the specific kind of insect development which includes four life stages as an… … Wikipedia
caterpillar — /kat euh pil euhr, kat euhr /, n. 1. the wormlike larva of a butterfly or a moth. 2. a person who preys on others; extortioner. [1400 50; late ME catyrpel, prob. alter. of an ONF var. of OF chatepelose, equiv. to chate CAT1 + pelose hairy ( L… … Universalium
