postembryo

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English

Etymology

From post- +‎ embryo.

Noun

postembryo (plural postembryos)

  1. A newly-hatched arachnid.
    • 2013, Fred Punzo, Desert Arthropods: Life History Variations:
      The postembryos of most species exhibit long periods of immobility interrupted at lengthy intervals by feeble contractions of the legs and rudimentary mouthparts.

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