planidium
Meanings
noun
- 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.
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Etymology
From the Ancient Greek πλανάω (planáō, “to wander”) + -idium.
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