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sesquialterous, a. Ent.|sɛskwɪˈæltərəs| [Formed as prec. + -ous.] See quots. and cf. sesquialteral b.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xlvi. IV. 288 Sesquialterous Ocellus (Ocellus sesquialterus). An ocellus with a smaller near it, called also Sesquiocellus. Ibid. 289 Sesquialterous Fascia (Fascia sesquialtera). When both wings are traversed by a continued band, and either the primary or secondary by another. Ibid. 342 Sesquialterous (Sesquialteræ). When a minute areolet is appended to a large one. |