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Entomology

The study of insects.

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Entomology

scarabaeiform

Biology; Entomology

A grub like larva having a thick, soft body with a well-developed head and strong thoracic legs but with no legs on the hind region: often permanently curved into a C. The larvae of the lamellicorn ...

diaphragm

Biology; Entomology

A horizontal membranous partition of the body cavity.

spur

Biology; Entomology

A large and usually movable spine, normally found on the legs.

carabiform larva

Biology; Entomology

A larva shaped like the larva of a carabid beetle, that is etiolate, flattened, and with well-developed legs; with no filaments on the end of the abdomen.

elateriform larva

Biology; Entomology

A larva with the form of a wireworm; i.e. long and slender, heavily sclerotized, with short thoracic legs, and with few body hairs.

vermiform larva

Biology; Entomology

A legless wormlike larva without a well developed head

connective

Biology; Entomology

A longitudinal cord of nerve fibers connecting successive ganglia.

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