💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Imaginal disc"
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| cellnoun | (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself. |
| discocellularnoun | (entomology) One of several short transverse veins forming the distal edge of the discal cell in the wing of a lepidopteran insect. |
| discal | Pertaining to, or resembling, a disc (disk). |
| blastodiscnoun | Alternative form of blastodisk. [(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk] |
| imagonoun | (entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis. |
| germinal discnoun | (biology) Alternative form of germinal disk. [(biology) a small circular white spot on the surface of the yolk of an egg] |
| planidiumnoun | The first-instar larva of any species of parasitoidal insect in which the life cycle is an example of hypermetamorphosis; so called because the first instar wanders in search of the host, whereas the rest of the instars remain stationary while they feed until they pupate. |
| blastodisknoun | (biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk |
| entomerenoun | (biology) One of the more granular cells, which finally become internal, in many segmenting ova, such as those of mammals. |
| subimagonoun | (zoology) A stage in the development of certain insects, intermediate between pupa and imago, during which the insect can fly but must shed a skin before becoming mature. |
| terminalianoun | (entomology) The hindmost segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction. |
| instarnoun | Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity. |
| postabdomennoun | (zoology) The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax. |
| mentumnoun | (anatomy) The chin. |
| ptilinumnoun | (zoology, entomology) A bladder-like pouch on the head of schizophoran flies that by expanding enables the fly to emerge from its puparium. |
| deutovumnoun | The incompletely developed larva of a mite after shedding of the chorion |
| morphostagenoun | (biology) Any distinct stage in the metamorphosis of an insect |
| larvanoun | An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish. |
| metasomanoun | (entomology) The posterior part of the three-part body-structure of many arthropods, the other two parts being prosoma and mesosoma. |
| endophallusnoun | (zoology) The inner wall of the aedeagus of an insect, derived during embryological development by the fusion of paired genital papillae to form a medial tube. The endophallus is eversible and flexible, is the actual intromittent organ, and sometimes has backward-orientated denticulations to achieve a firm hold on the vaginal walls of the female. |
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