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Entomology

The study of insects.

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Entomology

oral vibrissae

Biology; Entomology

The pair of large bristles just above the mouth in certain flies: usually simply called vibrissae.

vibrissae

Biology; Entomology

The pair of large bristles just above the mouth in certain flies: usually simply called vibrissae.

cerci

Biology; Entomology

The paired appendages, often very long, which spring from the tip of the abdomen in many insects.

chigger

Biology; Entomology

The parasitic larva of trombiculid mites.

preovipositional period

Biology; Entomology

The period between the emergence of an adult female and the start of its egg laying.

sternite

Biology; Entomology

The plate or sclerite on the underside of a body segment.

apex

Biology; Entomology

The point where the costal vein and the outer margin of the forewing meet.

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