euphorine

euphorine noun: a parasitic wasp of the subfamily Euphorinae (a subfamily of Braconidae), characterized by two submarginal cells in the forewing and, usually, a petiolate first gastral tergite.

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Noun

euphorine (countable and uncountable, plural euphorines)

(countable) A parasitic wasp of the subfamily Euphorinae (a subfamily of Braconidae), characterized by two submarginal cells in the forewing and, usually, a petiolate first gastral tergite.
- Euphorines are rather unusual hymenopterans in attacking the adult stage of various insects.1997, Robert Alan Wharton, Paul M. Marsh, Michael J. Sharkey, Manual of the New World genera of the family Braconidae (Hymenoptera)
- The life cycles of these euphorine parasitoids are synchronized with those of their hosts.2001, Alfred George Wheeler, Biology of the Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae), →ISBN
(uncountable) Synonym of phenylurethan, when used medicinally.
- Dr. Sansoni (Therap. Monatsh., September, 1890) has made a number of observations on the action of euphorine in disease.1891, The Year-book of Treatment - Volume 1891, page 460
- Euphorine, it would appear, exerts its specific action directly on the micro-organism; but in the tissues -- in other words, in clinical cases -- this action is notably increased by the circumstance that euphorine decomposes, and the decomposition, in part, generated phenic acid.1891, Epitome of Medicine - Volume 8, page 317
Synonyms:

phenylurethan, when used medicinally

Examples of euphorine in a sentence

It is usual for the euphorines that attack beetles to have two, or sometimes more, annual generations on a single generation of their univoltine hosts.2012, Pierre H. Jolivet, M.L. Cox, E. Petitpierre, Novel aspects of the biology of Chrysomelidae, →ISBN, page 435:
To cure Michel, who got addicted to euphorine?2017, Henry Oldie, The End Justifies the Means, →ISBN:

Synonyms of euphorine

phenylurethan
when used medicinally

Forms of euphorine

plural	euphorines

Questions about euphorine

What does euphorine mean?: Euphorine means a parasitic wasp of the subfamily Euphorinae (a subfamily of Braconidae), characterized by two submarginal cells in the forewing and, usually, a petiolate first gastral tergite.
How do you use euphorine in a sentence?: It is usual for the euphorines that attack beetles to have two, or sometimes more, annual generations on a single generation of their univoltine hosts.
What part of speech is euphorine?: Euphorine is a noun.
What is the plural of euphorine?: The plural of euphorine is euphorines.

Words near euphorine in the dictionary

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