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Entomology
The study of insects.
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maggot
Biology; Entomology
A vermiform larva; a larva without legs and without well-developed head capsule.
pleural suture
Biology; Entomology
A vertical or diagonal groove on each of the thoracic pleura, separating the episternum at the front from the epimeron at the back.
woollybear
Biology; Entomology
A very hairy caterpillar belonging to the family Arctiidae, the tiger moths.
dengue
Biology; Entomology
A virus disease of man marked by severe pains in head, eyes, muscles, and joints and transmitted by certain mosquitoes.
claustral foundation
Biology; Entomology
A way of setting up of a new colony by a queen, or king and queen in the termites, which involves her/them being sealing her/themselves a way in a small chamber and raising the first group of workers ...
dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane (DDT)
Biology; Entomology
A widely used synthetic insecticide; a chlorinated hydrocarbon, dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane.
anasa wilt
Biology; Entomology
A wilt disease of cucurbits caused solely by the feeding of the squash bug, no parasitic microorganism involved.
