Useful english dictionary. 2012.
metathetely — n. [Gr. meta, after; theein, to run; telos, end] (ARTHROPODA) 1. A neotenous adult arthropod after undergoing normal or more than normal numbers of molts. 2. In Insecta, often resulting in failure to develop wings, or forming brachypterous adults … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
metathetely — me·tath·e·tely … English syllables
Ontogeny and Phylogeny (book) — Ontogeny and Phylogeny is Stephen Jay Gould s first technical book, published in 1977 by Belknap, a division of Harvard University Press. Gould wrote that Ernst Mayr suggested in passing that he write the book, but that I only began it as a… … Wikipedia
neoteiny — n. [Gr. neos, young; teinein, to extend] 1. A term referring to the condition in which the gonad completes its development prematurely before the normal differentiation of imaginal structures are completed; see hysterotely. 2. (ARTHROPODA)… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prothetely — n. [Gr. pro, before; theein, to run; telos, completion] 1. (ARTHROPODA) A neotenous adult arthropod having undergone less than the normal number of molts; see metathetely, hysterotely. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Resulting in two pairs of fully… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
