- acrotrophic
- \\|akrō|träfik, -ōf-\ adjective
Etymology: acr- + -trophic: having nutritive cells grouped at the apex of the follicular tube — used of the ovariole of certain insects; compare polytrophic
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
acrotrophic
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acrotrophic — ac·ro·troph·ic … English syllables
acrotrophic ovariole — see telotrophic ovariole … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
apical chamber — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Pertaining to the germarium in the acrotrophic egg tubes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
meroistic ovariole — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An ovariole in which nurse cells, or trophocytes are present; telotrophic (acrotrophic) and polytrophic types; panoistic; meroistic egg tube … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
polytrophic — |pälē.|träfik, lə̇.|t adjective Etymology: poly + trophic 1. : deriving nourishment from more than one organic substance polytrophic pathogenic bacteria 2. : producing nutritive cells one of which is attached to each developing egg in the ovary… … Useful english dictionary
telotrophic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.|träfik adjective : acrotrophic … Useful english dictionary
