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trachelate, a. Entom.|ˈtrækɪleɪt|
[ad. mod.L. trachēlāt-us, f. Gr. τράχηλος neck: see -ate2.]
Having a neck, or a constriction like a neck: said of the prosternum in certain hymenopterous insects. So tracheliate |trəˈkiːlɪeɪt| a., belonging to the division Trachelia or Trachelida of beetles, which have a neck-like constriction behind the eyes; also trachelidan |trəˈkɛlɪdən|, a. = tracheliate; n. a member of the Trachelida.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 328 Trachelate... When of itself it forms a neck, the prothorax being represented only by membrane. 1842Brande Dict. Sci., etc., Trachelidans, the name of a family of Coleopterous insects, comprising those which have the head supported on a kind of pedicle or neck. 1891Cent. Dict., Trachelate..Tracheliate..Trachelidan. |