poecilogeny

poecilogeny
n. [Gr. poikilos, various; gennaein, to produce]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Diptera, larval polymorphism with more than one form, some being paedogenic and others developing normally into winged sexual adults.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • poecilogony — n. [Gr. poikilos, various; gonos, progeny] 1. Development in certain invertebrate animals of the same species producing two kinds of young, although the adults are exactly alike. 2. The development of two or more larval forms of the same sex;… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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