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n. [Gr. meta, after; theein, to run; telos, end](ARTHROPODA)2. In Insecta, often resulting in failure to develop wings, or forming brachypterous adults.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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metathetely — me·tath·e·tely … English syllables
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neoteiny — n. [Gr. neos, young; teinein, to extend] 1. A term referring to the condition in which the gonad completes its development prematurely before the normal differentiation of imaginal structures are completed; see hysterotely. 2. (ARTHROPODA)… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prothetely — n. [Gr. pro, before; theein, to run; telos, completion] 1. (ARTHROPODA) A neotenous adult arthropod having undergone less than the normal number of molts; see metathetely, hysterotely. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Resulting in two pairs of fully… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
