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nymphosis

nymphosis noun: the passage from the larval state to the nymph state of an insect.

Noun

nymphosis (uncountable)

  1. The passage from the larval state to the nymph state of an insect.
    • There are probably similarities between morphology and development with the Sagrinae, but the nymphosis here occurs within the soil.2012, P. Jolivet, Biology of Chrysomelidae, page 6

Origin of nymphosis

From nymph + -osis.

Questions about nymphosis

What does nymphosis mean?
Nymphosis means the passage from the larval state to the nymph state of an insect.
What part of speech is nymphosis?
Nymphosis is a noun.

Words near nymphosis in the dictionary

  1. nymphonids
  2. nymphophile
  3. nymphophiles
  4. nymphophilia
  5. nymphos
  6. nymphosis
  7. nymphotomies
  8. nymphotomy
  9. nymphs
  10. nymphs of darkness
  11. nymphs of the pavement

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