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nymphochrysalis

nymphochrysalis noun: synonym of protonymph.

Noun

nymphochrysalis (plural nymphochrysalises or (rare) nymphochrysalides)

  1. Synonym of protonymph.
    • The protonymph (or nymphochrysalis) molts in the cuticula of the larva without hatching.2004, Arne R. Panesar, “Evolution in Water Mites (Hydrachnellae, Actinedidia, Acari)”, in Bonner zoologische Monographien, number 52, Bonn: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander...
    Synonyms:
    protonymph

Synonyms of nymphochrysalis

Forms of nymphochrysalis

pluralnymphochrysalises
plural (rare)nymphochrysalides

Origin of nymphochrysalis

From nymph + -o- + chrysalis.

Questions about nymphochrysalis

What does nymphochrysalis mean?
Nymphochrysalis means synonym of protonymph.
What part of speech is nymphochrysalis?
Nymphochrysalis is a noun.
What is the plural of nymphochrysalis?
The plural of nymphochrysalis is nymphochrysalises.

Words near nymphochrysalis in the dictionary

  1. nymphlike
  2. nymphly
  3. nympho
  4. nympho-
  5. nymphochrysalides
  6. nymphochrysalis
  7. nymphochrysalises
  8. nymphoes
  9. nymphoid
  10. nymphoids
  11. nympholepsia

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