单词 | pronymph |
释义 | pronymph/ˈprəʊnɪmf/Entomology noun 1In certain holometabolous insects (e.g. sawflies): an individual in a distinct larval or prepupal stage in which larval tissue is broken down and adult tissues begin to be formed within the larval cuticle. 2In hemimetabolous insects: an individual in the stage of late embryonic development immediately preceding the moult into the first nymphal instar, which in some groups (e.g. dragonflies) persists for a brief period after hatching from the egg. OriginLate 19th century. From pro- + nymph. |
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