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nymphosis

noun

Etymology

From nymph + -osis.

  1. derived from νύμφη — “bride”
  2. derived from nympha — “nymph, bride”
  3. derived from nimphe
  4. inherited from nymphē
  5. inherited from nimphe
  6. suffixed as nymphosis — “nymph + osis”

Definitions

  1. The passage from the larval state to the nymph state of an insect.

    • There are probably similarities between morphology and development with the Sagrinae, but the nymphosis here occurs within the soil.

The neighborhood

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