Ptychonome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ptychonome is a noun meaning (entomology) An enclosure formed (of leaves) by some organisms of the order Lepidoptera; a tentiform mine.
Meaning
(entomology) An enclosure formed (of leaves) by some organisms of the order Lepidoptera; a tentiform mine.
Example Sentences
Larvae of these three genera all form a tentiform mine or ptychonome (Hering 1951).
The ptychonome of messaniella containing an Apanteles cocoon is generally recognizable by its large volume, due to an increased maximal distance between the two epidermal layers,
Word Forms
- ptychonomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mine, pyrenium, puparium, ptilinum, pupariation, ptyxis.
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