- eruciform
- eru·ci·form
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eruciform
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eruciform — erucifórm adj. m., pl. erucifórmi; f. sg. erucifórmă, pl. erucifórme Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic ERUCIFÓRM, Ă adj. (biol.) În formă de omidă, cu aspect de omidă. [< … Dicționar Român
eruciform — adjective Shaped like a caterpillar. Most scorpionfly larvae are eruciform … Wiktionary
eruciform — adj. [L. eruca, caterpillar; forma, shape] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Having a body shaped like a caterpillar: cylindrical body, well developed head, thoracic legs, and abdominal prolegs; see polypod larva … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
eruciform — /i rooh seuh fawrm /, adj. caterpillarlike. [1870 75; < L eruc(a) caterpillar + I + FORM] * * * … Universalium
eruciform — like or resembling a caterpillar Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
eruciform — səˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eruci + form of an insect larva : having a soft cylindrical body with a distinct head and usually having short thoracic legs : like a caterpillar in form … Useful english dictionary
eruciform larva — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The larval instar of certain Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera, caterpillar like larva with a well developed head capsule, true legs and often abdominal prolegs … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
Insect — For the Breed 77 album, see Insects (album). Insect Temporal range: 396–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Holometabolism — For the taxonomic group, see Holometabola. Hymenoptera holometabolism Holometabolism, also called complete metamorphism, is a term applied to insect groups to describe the specific kind of insect development which includes four life stages as an… … Wikipedia
