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Entomology
The study of insects.
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ecdysis
Biology; Entomology
The moulting process, by which a young insect changes its outer skin or pupal case.
oesophagus
Biology; Entomology
The narrow part of the alimentary canal immediately posterior to the pharynx and mouth.
petiole
Biology; Entomology
The narrow waist of bees and wasps and some other hymenopterans: often known as the pedicel when referring to ants.
host
Biology; Entomology
The organism in or on which a parasite lives; the plant on which an insect or other arthropod feeds.
blastogenesis
Biology; Entomology
The origination of different castes, within a species, from the egg by means other than genetic.
ectoderm
Biology; Entomology
The outer embryological layer which gives rise to the nervous system, integument, and several other parts of an insect.
