triungulin

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noun

The first-instar planidial larva of certain species of parasitoidal beetle; so named because the triungulin has three claws on each foot.

Similar
planidium
OriginLatin ungula ← English tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri- →
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Meanings

nountriungulin (plural triungula or triungulins)

plural triungula · plural 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 & antonyms

Similar
planidium
Also see
planidiumtriungulinid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Latinungula
  7. Englishtriungulin

From tri- + Latin ungula (“claw”) + English -in.

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APA

triungulin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triungulin

MLA

“triungulin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triungulin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triungulin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triungulin.

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