parastigmaticadj.
/ˌparəstɪɡˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌstɪɡˈmædɪk/ Zoology. rare.
Situated beside a stigma or spiracle of an insect or other invertebrate. Also: relating to a pterostigma.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Parastigmatic, situated beside the stigma of an insect's wing; of or pertaining to the parastigma.
1938 H. J. Quayle Insects of Citrus iii. 131 (caption) C, anterior spiracle with parastigmatic gland orifices of same.
2000 Biogeogr. 2 67 Epidamaeus khustaiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners by..the relatively small parastigmatic tubercle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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