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oostasis

oostasis noun: the failure of (typically insect) eggs to form or to develop.

Noun

oostasis (uncountable)

  1. The failure of (typically insect) eggs to form or to develop

Origin of oostasis

From oo- + stasis.

Questions about oostasis

What does oostasis mean?
Oostasis means the failure of (typically insect) eggs to form or to develop.
What part of speech is oostasis?
Oostasis is a noun.

Words near oostasis in the dictionary

  1. oosporic
  2. oosporiferous
  3. oosporogenesis
  4. Oost
  5. Oost Gelre
  6. oostasis
  7. oostatic
  8. oostegite
  9. oostegites
  10. Oosterbeek
  11. oosterboschite

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