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opsiblastic

opsiblastic adjective: exhibiting a period of dormancy before starting to develop.

Adjective

opsiblastic (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting a period of dormancy before starting to develop.
    • Opsiblastic ova with retarded development occur in freshwater forms, although initiation of the process is little understood .1982, Sybil P. Parker, Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms - Volume 1, page 857
    • If an opsiblastic egg is produced by an individual, it is usually the last oviposition by that animal even if it is also the first.Ellsworth C. Dougherty, The Lower Metazoa (page 474)

Origin of opsiblastic

From Ancient Greek ὀψέ (opsé, “late”) + -blastic.

Questions about opsiblastic

What does opsiblastic mean?
Opsiblastic means exhibiting a period of dormancy before starting to develop.
What part of speech is opsiblastic?
Opsiblastic is an adjective.

Words near opsiblastic in the dictionary

  1. ops
  2. OPS+
  3. opsec
  4. opseospermata
  5. OPSEU
  6. opsiblastic
  7. Opsician
  8. Opsicians
  9. opsigamy
  10. opsign
  11. opsigns

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