triungulinid

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Noun

triungulinid (plural triungulinids)

  1. (entomology) The first-instar larva of a strepsipteran insect.
    Synonym: triungulin
    • 1909, William Dwight Pierce, A monographic revision of the twisted winged insects comprising the order Strepsiptera Kirby:
      The triungulinids may be forcibly removed by the bee, as was observed by Smith (1859) with regard to Andrena trimmerana.