subincompleteadj.
/ˌsʌbɪnkəmˈpliːt/, /ˌsʌbɪŋkəmˈpliːt/, U.S. /ˌsəbɪnkəmˈplit/, /ˌsəbɪŋkəmˈplit/ Entomology. rare.† 1. Designating the metamorphosis of an insect in which the pupa is active and possesses the rudiments of wings. Also: designating a pupa of this type. Obsolete.
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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvii. 370 Metamorphosis subincomplete? Pseudelytra twisted, attached to the anterior leg.
1836 W. E. Shuckard tr. H. Burmeister Man. Entomol. 43 Pupæ with the rudiments of wings, according to the former definition, Semi -complete Pupæ, but by us they are called Sub-incomplete.
1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 494/1 Incomplete Pupæ are those without alary appendages... Sub-incomplete Pupæ are those which possess rudiments of wings.
2. Designating an areolet in an insect's wing which is not entirely delineated by veins.
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1891 Trans. Royal Entomol. Soc. 39 49 2d cubital areolet hardly or not at all attenuated outwards..; podiscoidal areolet subincomplete.
1908 C. Morley Ichneumons Great Brit. III. 91 Lateral areae distinctly costulate, though often externally subincomplete.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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