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adj. [Gr. stege, roof](ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata)In Acari, having the prodorsal sclerite project over the chelicerae; see astegasimous.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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astegasimous — adj. [Gr. an, without; stege, roof] (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) Referring to mites when the prodorsal sclerite does not project over the chelicerae; see stegasimous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
