elattostasis

English

Etymology

From the Attic variant of Ancient Greek ἐλάσσων (elássōn, “less”) +‎ -stasis. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “meaning not fully clear”)

Noun

elattostasis (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The absence of mouthparts, and thus the inability to feed, in some larvae
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