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triungulin

triungulin noun: the first-instar planidial larva of certain species of parasitoidal beetle; so named because the triungulin has three claws on each foot.

Noun

triungulin (plural triungula or triungulins)

  1. The first-instar planidial larva of certain species of parasitoidal beetle; so named because the triungulin has three claws on each foot.
  2. Loosely speaking, the first-instar of any of various other insect parasites or parasitoids with a similar life cycle. The strictly correct general term is planidium

Synonyms of triungulin

Forms of triungulin

pluraltriungula
pluraltriungulins

Origin of triungulin

From tri- + Latin ungula (“claw”) + English -in.

Questions about triungulin

What does triungulin mean?
Triungulin means the first-instar planidial larva of certain species of parasitoidal beetle; so named because the triungulin has three claws on each foot.
What part of speech is triungulin?
Triungulin is a noun.
What is the plural of triungulin?
The plural of triungulin is triungula.

Words near triungulin in the dictionary

  1. triune brains
  2. triunely
  3. triuneness
  4. triunguiculate
  5. triungula
  6. triungulin
  7. triungulinid
  8. triungulinids
  9. triungulins
  10. triunial
  11. triunion

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