- proterothesis
- proteroth·e·sis
English syllables. 2014.
proterothesis
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proterothesis — n. [Gr. proteros, before; thesis, an arranging] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, the laying of eggs by certain solitary wasps and bees, which first produce females and then males … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
proterothesis — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈräthəsə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from proter + Greek thesis setting, position more at thesis : the laying of female producing eggs in the first cells constructed by some solitary wasps and bees after which male producing eggs… … Useful english dictionary
