- anautogenous
- an·au·tog·e·nous .an-ȯ-'täj-ə-nəs adj requiring a meal esp. of blood to produce eggs <\anautogenous mosquitoes>
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anautogenous — ¦anˌ adjective Etymology: an + autogenous (herein) : requiring a meal especially of blood to produce eggs anautogenous mosquitoes … Useful english dictionary
Anautogenous insect — Anautogenous insects are a group of insect where a gravid female has to feed before oviposition (egg laying), in order for the eggs to mature.This is particularly important in insects that are considered vectors (e.g. mosquitos), as without the… … Wikipedia
anautogenous — an·autogenous … English syllables
anautogenous mosquito — a mosquito that requires a blood meal in the adult stage for the production of viable eggs … Medical dictionary
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Adipokinetic hormone — ( Akh ) is a short peptide hormone that has been studied in insects. It is a lipid mobilising hormone and is responsible for regulating fuel transport in the haemolymph, for redirecting energy to other processes as required by the insect. Akh was … Wikipedia
dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
anautogeny — noun The condition, found in many insects, where a gravid female has to feed before oviposition (egg laying), in order for the eggs to mature. This is particularly important in insects that are considered vectors (e.g. mosquitos), as without the… … Wiktionary
