tritovum
English
Etymology
From trit- + Latin ovum (“egg”).
Noun
tritovum (plural tritova)
- (zoology) An embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin before hatching from the egg, such as some mites of Myobia
Related terms
References
- “tritovum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.