Postembryo

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A newly-hatched arachnid.

    "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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"The postembryos of most species exhibit long periods of immobility interrupted at lengthy intervals by feeble contractions of the legs and rudimentary mouthparts."

Etymology

From post- + embryo.

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