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English
Etymology
From meta- + striate.
Adjective
metastriate (not comparable)
- (entomology) Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is behind the anus.
Noun
metastriate (plural metastriates)
- (entomology) A tick of this kind.
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