planidium

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Synonyms: pycnidium, lagidium, cranidium, planarium, platinium

Antonyms: pycnidium, lagidium, cranidium, planarium, platinium

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Noun

1. The first-[[instar]] [[larva]] of any species of [[parasitoidal]] insect in which the life cycle is an example of [[hypermetamorphosis]]; so called because the first instar wanders in search of the host, whereas the rest of the instars remain stationary while they feed until they pupate.

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