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GRUBS |
Insect larvae |
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ERUCIFROM |
Having the form of a caterpillar; -- said of insect
larvae. |
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LINDIFORM |
Resembling the genus Lindia; -- said of certain apodous
insect larvae. |
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PANORPID |
Any neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa, and allied
genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. |
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XYLOPHAGOUS |
Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; -- said
especially of certain insect larvae, crustaceans, and mollusks. |
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LEPTIFORM |
Having a form somewhat like leptus; -- said of active
insect larvae having three pairs of legs. See Larva. |
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TRACHEOBRANCHIA |
One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain
aquatic insect larvae. They contain tracheal tubes somewhat similar to
those of other insects. |
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MANTISPID |
Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and
allied genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively.
See Illust. under Neuroptera. |
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BERNA FLY |
A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus Trypeta, which
lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the
larvae do great injury. |
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GLOWWORM |
A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the
wingless females and larvae of the two European species (L. noctiluca,
and L. splendidul... |
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CARPINTERO |
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noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in
trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvae, which, when grown,
... |
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BOTFLY |
A dipterous insect of the family (Estridae, of many
different species, some of which are particularly troublesome to
domestic animals, as the h... |
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LARVA |
Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg
until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually
molts several ti... |