Pronymph

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An arthropod hatchling still inside its embryonic cuticle, often specialized for breaking the eggshell or leaving the oviposition site; a prolarva.

    "Rudimentary mandibular and maxillary stylets of a pronymph are external, short, tubular appendages containing tips of the corresponding nymphal stylets, whose more basal parts develop inside of the head."

  2. 2
    A prepupa with externally visible pupal traits.

    "The transition from eonymph to pronymph was marked by a certain number of morphological modifications and by the progressive formation of the pupal eye."

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"Rudimentary mandibular and maxillary stylets of a pronymph are external, short, tubular appendages containing tips of the corresponding nymphal stylets, whose more basal parts develop inside of the head."

Etymology

From pro- + nymph.

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