trachelateadj.
/ˈtrakɪleɪt/ Entomology.
Having a neck, or a constriction like a neck: said of the prosternum in certain hymenopterous insects.
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trachelate1826
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 328 Trachelate... When of itself it forms a neck, the prothorax being represented only by membrane.
Derivatives
tracheliate adj. /trəˈkiːlɪeɪt/ belonging to the division Trachelia or Trachelida of beetles, which have a neck-like constriction behind the eyes.
/trəˈkiːlɪeɪt/ belonging to the division Trachelia or Trachelida of beetles, which have a neck-like constriction behind the eyes.ΚΠ
1891 Cent. Dict. Trachelate..Tracheliate..Trachelidan.
trachelidan adj. and n. /trəˈkɛlɪdən/ (a) adj. = tracheliate adj.; (b) n. a member of the Trachelida.
/trəˈkɛlɪdən/ (a) adj. = tracheliate adj.; (b) n. a member of the Trachelida.ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > miscellaneous types
Thalia1838
pentameran1842
trachelidan1842
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1248/1 Trachelidans, Trachelidæ, the name of a family of Coleopterous insects, comprising those which have the head supported on a kind of pedicle or neck.
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adj.1826