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encyrtiform

encyrtiform adjective: of a shape pertaining to encyrtid parastic wasps, specifically their eggs.

Adjective

encyrtiform (comparative more encyrtiform, superlative most encyrtiform)

  1. Of a shape pertaining to encyrtid parastic wasps, specifically their eggs.
    • The egg is stalked with a heavy rib running down the side and through the stalk; this appearance is referred to as encyrtiform type and is common in the Encyrtidae.2015-18, UNIFAS Featured Creatures, Theresa Chormanski and Ronald D. Cave, University of Florida, Florida

Forms of encyrtiform

comparativemore encyrtiform
superlativemost encyrtiform

Questions about encyrtiform

What does encyrtiform mean?
Encyrtiform means of a shape pertaining to encyrtid parastic wasps, specifically their eggs.
What part of speech is encyrtiform?
Encyrtiform is an adjective.

Words near encyrtiform in the dictionary

  1. encyclopædiæ
  2. encycs
  3. encycs.
  4. encyrtid
  5. encyrtids
  6. encyrtiform
  7. encyst
  8. encystation
  9. encystations
  10. encysted
  11. encysting

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