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campodeiform, a. Ent.|kæmˈpəʊdɪɪfɔːm|
[f. Campodea (see prec.) + -form.]
Resembling insects of the genus Campodea, used esp. of larvæ.
1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 150 There are two types of larval (or young) Insecta: one known as Campodeiform, from a more or less close resemblance to the genus Campodea among Thysanura; the other as eruciform, of which a caterpillar may be taken as a good example. 1895Nature 19 Dec. 155 Lubbock's far bolder attempt to derive his Campodeiform larva from a Rotifer-like ancestor. 1959E. F. Linssen Beetles I. 28 The campodeiform type has the head, thorax, and abdomen well defined, and possesses three pairs of well-developed legs. |