ASTHENOBIOSIS


Meaning of ASTHENOBIOSIS in English

|asthə(ˌ)nōˌbīˈōsə̇s noun

( plural asthenobio·ses -ōˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from asthen- + -biosis

: a state of reduced activity that precedes pupation in the larvae of certain insects

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