pronymph

预若虫

词形变化

pronymphs 复数 pronymphs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An arthropod hatchling still inside its embryonic cuticle, often specialized for breaking the eggshell or leaving the oviposition site; a prolarva.

  2. 2.

    A prepupa with externally visible pupal traits.

    The transition from eonymph to pronymph was marked by a certain number of morphological modifications and by the progressive formation of the pupal eye.

    2004, Nikita Kluge, Larval/pupal leg transformation and a new diagnosis for the taxon Metabola Burmeister, 1832 = Oligoneoptera Martynov, 1923, Russian Entomological Journal However, unlike other Metabola, disturbed pronymph of Sialis, after some period of immovable lying, stands on its legs, runs away and bury itself into the ground.

词源

From pro- + nymph.

来源：wiktionary