postembryo

noun

postembryo

noun

Etymology From post- + embryo.

1

A newly-hatched arachnid.

The postembryos of most species exhibit long periods of immobility interrupted at lengthy intervals by feeble contractions of the legs and rudimentary mouthparts.2013, Fred Punzo, Desert Arthropods: Life History Variations:

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