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embryostasis

embryostasis noun: the (usually temporary) cessation of the production of eggs in some insects.

Noun

embryostasis (uncountable)

  1. The (usually temporary) cessation of the production of eggs in some insects

Origin of embryostasis

From embryo + -stasis.

Questions about embryostasis

What does embryostasis mean?
Embryostasis means the (usually temporary) cessation of the production of eggs in some insects.
What part of speech is embryostasis?
Embryostasis is a noun.

Words near embryostasis in the dictionary

  1. embryoscopes
  2. embryoscopic
  3. embryoscopically
  4. embryoscopies
  5. embryoscopy
  6. embryostasis
  7. embryostatic
  8. embryotic
  9. embryotically
  10. embryotome
  11. embryotomes

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