phragmocyttarous

phragmocyttarous
adj. [Gr. phragmos, fence; kyttaros, partition]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
Pertaining to nests, especially of social wasps, in which brood combs are attached laterally to the inner surface of the sack-like envelope.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • phragmocyttarous — phrag·mo·cyt·ta·rous …   English syllables

  • phragmocyttarous — |fragmō|sid.ərəs adjective Etymology: phragmo (from Greek phragmos fence, fencing in) + Greek kyttaros cell of a honeycomb; akin to Greek kytos hollow vessel more at hide : of, relating to, or being a type of nest of social wasps (family… …   Useful english dictionary

  • poecilocyttares — n. pl. [Gr. poikilos, various; kyttasos, comb] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A type of nest of Vespidae in which the layers of brood comb are supported by the outer covering and a central support, as the limb of a tree, sometimes regarded as a group… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • poecilocyttarous — |pēsəlō|sid.ərəs adjective Etymology: poecil + Greek kyttaros cell of a honeycomb + English ous : of, relating to, or being a type of nest of some social wasps (family Vespidae) in which the layers of brood comb are supported by the outer… …   Useful english dictionary

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