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adj. [L. amplexus, embracing](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)Having the head set into a hollow or recess of the prothorax.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.