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n. [Gr. allassein, to alter; stasis, standing](ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata)An orthostasic stage in the life cycle involving secondary changes in number and/or shape of stases and number of molts; see orthostasy.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.