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Entomology
The study of insects.
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life history
Biology; Entomology
Habits and changes undergone by an organism from the egg stage to its death as an adult.
holometabolous
Biology; Entomology
Having a complete metamorphosis, with larval and pupal stages in the life history.
prognathous
Biology; Entomology
Having a more or less horizontal head, with the mouth-parts at the front.
hypognathous
Biology; Entomology
Having a vertical head and face with the mouth-parts at the bottom.
hemimetabolous
Biology; Entomology
Having an incomplete metamorphosis, with no pupal stage in the life history.
pectinate
Biology; Entomology
Having branches which arise from the main axis like the teeth of a comb: usually applied to antennae.
