- ectognathous condition
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Mouthparts external to the head, not enclosed; ectotrophous; see entognathous condition.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
ectognathous condition
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entognathous condition — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Collembola, Diplura and Protura, the mouthparts which lie in a cavity within the head; see ectognathous condition … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ectotrophous — see ectognathous condition … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
apterygote — /ap ter i goht , ap teuhr /, adj. belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis. Also, apterygotous /ap ter i goh teuhs/. [ < NL Apterygota name of the subclass, equiv … Universalium
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
