💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gonotrophy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| anautogenynoun | (entomology) The condition, found in many insects, where a gravid female has to feed before oviposition (egg laying), in order for the eggs to mature. This is particularly important in insects that are considered vectors (e.g. mosquitos), as without the necessary feeding, no eggs will be produced. |
| synovigenesisnoun | (entomology) The production of eggs throughout a mature insect's life cycle |
| entomonecrophagynoun | The condition of being entomonecrophagous |
| lestobiosisnoun | (biology) The habit of certain insects of living within the nests of another species in order to steal food from their stores. |
| holometabolismnoun | (entomology) The complete metamorphosis of an insect |
| pedogenesisnoun | (geology) Process of the formation of soil. |
| hemimetabolismnoun | (biology) Incomplete metamorphosis; the mode of development of certain insects that includes three distinct stages: egg, nymph, and imago (adult). |
| ovipositionnoun | (zoology or paraphilia) The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs. |
| heterometabolismnoun | (biology) The form of insect development in which the nymph is very similar to the adult and matures without becoming a pupa |
| neosomynoun | (biology) An intrastadial metamorphosis associated with arthropod symbiosis |
| oophagynoun | (zoology) The cannibalization of subordinate eggs within a homogeneous population or the uterus; particularly as it relates to certain insect and aquatic species. |
| trophallaxisnoun | (biology) The mutual exchange of (fluid) food between individuals, especially in social insects. |
| functional necrophilianoun | (biology) A reproductive strategy in some amphibians wherein the male will inseminate a fresh newly-dead female corpse, fertilizing the still viable eggs, and then squeezing the corpse to eject the newly fertilized eggs into the water. |
| zoogamynoun | (zoology) The sexual reproduction of animals. |
| gametogonynoun | (biology) The stage in the life cycle of sporozoans in which gametes are formed |
| metamorphismnoun | (zoology) The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago. |
| placentotrophynoun | Synonym of matrotrophy. |
| metabolanoun | (medicine) A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment. |
| embryostasisnoun | (biology) The (usually temporary) cessation of the production of eggs in some insects |
| metaboliannoun | (zoology, dated) An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis. |
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