Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The third stage of an ovum, or an ovum in a third stage, succeeding a deutovum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) An embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin previous to hatching from the egg.
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- noun zoology An
embryonic insect which has twicecast itsskin beforehatching from theegg .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek third + Latin ovum egg.
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