- trophamnion
- troph·amnion
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trophamnion
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trophamnion — n. [Gr. trophe, food; amnion, membrane around the fetus] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An envelope surrounding the embryonic mass in the polyembryonic ova of mainly parasitic Hymenoptera, formed by cytoplasm in the egg associated with the paranuclear… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
trophamnion — träf+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from troph + amnion : a nutritive sheath that sometimes invests the embryonic portion of the insect egg especially in polyembryonic insects see paranucleus … Useful english dictionary
paranucleus — “+ noun (plural paranuclei) Etymology: New Latin, from para (I) + nucleus 1. : an accessory or additional nucleus or body resembling a nucleus in a cell 2. : one of the nuclei derived from polar bodies that functi … Useful english dictionary
