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triungulin, a. and n. Entom.|traɪˈʌŋgjʊlɪn| [f. tri- + L. ungula claw + -in2.] a. adj. Having three claws on each leg, as the larvæ of the Meloidæ or blister-beetles in their first stage. b. n. A triungulin larva.
1891Cent. Dict., Triungulin, n. 1899Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 270 The eggs of the blister-beetle..giving rise to little larvæ of the kind called triungulin, because each leg is terminated by three tarsal spines or claws. Ibid. 301 The young triungulins. |