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Entomology

The study of insects.

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Entomology

hyperparasite

Biology; Entomology

A parasitic organism which attacks another parasite.

diapause

Biology; Entomology

A period of suspended animation of regular occurrence in the lives of many insects, especially in the young stages.

arthropoda

Biology; Entomology

A phylum of animals with segmented body, exoskeleton, and jointed legs.

apiary

Biology; Entomology

A place where bees are kept, normally a group of hives.

spiracular plate

Biology; Entomology

A plate like sclerite next to or surrounding a spiracle.

cline

Biology; Entomology

A progressive, usually continuous change in one or more characters of a species over a geographic or altitudinal range.

batumen

Biology; Entomology

A protective layer of propilis or hard cerumen that encloses the nest cavity of a stingless bee colony.

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