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ptychonome

ptychonome noun: an enclosure formed (of leaves) by some organisms of the order Lepidoptera; a tentiform mine.

Noun

ptychonome (plural ptychonomes)

  1. An enclosure formed (of leaves) by some organisms of the order Lepidoptera; a tentiform mine.
    • The ptychonome of messaniella containing an Apanteles cocoon is generally recognizable by its large volume, due to an increased maximal distance between the two epidermal layers,1962, Hymenoptera reprints: Bradley collection
    • Larvae of these three genera all form a tentiform mine or ptychonome (Hering 1951).1983, Carl Hildebrand Lindroth, Entomologica Scandinavica

Forms of ptychonome

pluralptychonomes

Origin of ptychonome

From ptycho- (compare ptychography) + (-)nome, from Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”) + νομός (nomós, “division”).

Questions about ptychonome

What does ptychonome mean?
Ptychonome means an enclosure formed (of leaves) by some organisms of the order Lepidoptera; a tentiform mine.
What part of speech is ptychonome?
Ptychonome is a noun.
What is the plural of ptychonome?
The plural of ptychonome is ptychonomes.

Words near ptychonome in the dictionary

  1. ptychodontid
  2. ptychodontids
  3. ptychographic
  4. ptychographical
  5. ptychography
  6. ptychonome
  7. ptychonomes
  8. ptychonomous
  9. ptychopariid
  10. ptychopariids
  11. ptychopterid

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