triungulin

English

Etymology

From the Latin tri (“three”), plus ungula (“claw”), +‎ -in.

Noun

triungulin (plural triungula or triungulins)

1. The first-instar planidial larva of certain species of parasitoidal beetle; so named because the triungulin has three claws on each foot.
2. Loosely speaking, the first-instar of any of various other insect parasites or parasitoids with a similar life cycle. The strictly correct general term is planidium

Synonyms

• planidium