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cycloalexy

cycloalexy noun: a group defense behaviour in certain insect larvae where they form a tight circle with their heads or abdomens facing either all outwards or all inwards.

cycloalexy: a group defense behaviour in certain insect larvae where they form a tight circle with their heads...
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Noun

cycloalexy (uncountable)

  1. A group defense behaviour in certain insect larvae where they form a tight circle with their heads or abdomens facing either all outwards or all inwards.

Questions about cycloalexy

What does cycloalexy mean?
Cycloalexy means a group defense behaviour in certain insect larvae where they form a tight circle with their heads or abdomens facing either all outwards or all inwards.
What part of speech is cycloalexy?
Cycloalexy is a noun.

Words near cycloalexy in the dictionary

  1. cycloadditions
  2. cycloadditive
  3. cycloadduct
  4. cycloadducts
  5. cycloalexic
  6. cycloalexy
  7. cycloaliphatic
  8. cycloalkane
  9. cycloalkanecarboxylic acid
  10. cycloalkanes
  11. cycloalkanol

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