sesquialterousadj.
/sɛskwɪˈaltərəs/ Entomology.
See quots. and cf. sesquialteral adj. b.
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sesquialterous1826
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 288 Sesquialterous Ocellus (Ocellus sesquialterus). An ocellus with a smaller near it, called also Sesquiocellus.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 289 Sesquialterous Fascia (Fascia sesquialtera). When both wings are traversed by a continued band, and either the primary or secondary by another.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 342 Sesquialterous (Sesquialteræ). When a minute areolet is appended to a large one.
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