- trophothylax
- troph·o·thy·lax
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trophothylax
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trophothylax — n. [Gr. trophe, food; thylax, sack] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera Formicidae, a specialized pouch of Pseudomyrmecinae larvae located on the ventral part of the thorax just beneath the mouth parts that receives food pellets; a feed bag … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
trophothylax — ˈthīˌlaks noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from troph + Greek thylax pouch, sack : a depression or pocket on the underside of the body behind the mouth in various ant larvae in which food is placed by the attendant worker ants … Useful english dictionary
presaepium — n. [L. prae, before; sepes, fence] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In larvae of the ant tribe Camponotini, the shallow depression on the venter of some anterior abdominal somites; suggested to resemble the trophothylax of pseudomyrmecinae larva … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
