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Entomology

The study of insects.

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Entomology

phylum

Biology; Entomology

A major division of the animal kingdom, containing various suborders and classes etc.

micropyle

Biology; Entomology

A minute opening or group of openings into the insect egg through which the spermatozoa enter in fertilization.

oribatid mite

Biology; Entomology

A mite belonging to the Oribatei, a large unit of mites containing about 35 families in the suborder Sarcoptiformes.

cerumen

Biology; Entomology

A mixture of wax and propolis used by social bees in nest construction.

cuneus

Biology; Entomology

A more or less triangular region of the forewing of certain heteropteran bugs, separated from the corium by a groove or suture.

callus

Biology; Entomology

A rounded swelling, applied especially to swollen regions at the front or back of the thorax in various flies.

pronotal comb

Biology; Entomology

A row of stout spines on the hind margin of the pronotum of certain fleas.

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