- hemicephalous
- hemi·ceph·a·lous
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hemicephalous
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hemicephalous — adj. [Gr. hemisys, half; kephale, head] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Referring to dipteran larvae with reduced head capsule retractable within the thorax; an intermediate condition between eucephalous and acephalous; hemicephalic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hemicephalous — … Useful english dictionary
acephalous — adj. [Gr. a, without; kephale, head] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Pertains to the absence of any structure comparable to a head, as in certain dipteran larvae; acephalic; see eucephalous, hemicephalous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
eucephalous — having a well developed head used of the larvae of certain flies; see hemicephalous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
eryoneicus larva — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) . Having a well developed head used of the larvae of certain flies see hemicephalous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pseudocephalon — see hemicephalous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hemicephalic — adjective see hemicephalous … Useful english dictionary
