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postembryo

postembryo noun: a newly-hatched arachnid.

Noun

postembryo (plural postembryos)

  1. A newly-hatched arachnid.
    • The postembryos of most species exhibit long periods of immobility interrupted at lengthy intervals by feeble contractions of the legs and rudimentary mouthparts.2013, Fred Punzo, Desert Arthropods: Life History Variations

Forms of postembryo

pluralpostembryos

Origin of postembryo

From post- + embryo.

Questions about postembryo

What does postembryo mean?
Postembryo means a newly-hatched arachnid.
What part of speech is postembryo?
Postembryo is a noun.
What is the plural of postembryo?
The plural of postembryo is postembryos.

Words near postembryo in the dictionary

  1. postemancipation
  2. Postemas
  3. postembedding
  4. postembolisation
  5. postembolization
  6. postembryo
  7. postembryogenesis
  8. postembryogenic
  9. postembryonal
  10. postembryonic
  11. postembryonically

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