subincomplete

adj

subincomplete

adj

Etymology From sub- + incomplete.

1

Biology, Natural sciences Almost or imperfectly incomplete.

Metamorphosis subincomplete? Pseudelytra twisted, attached to the anterior leg.1826, William Kirby, William Spence, An Introduction to Entomology, page 370:
[…] cells 5 oppositipetalous, subincomplete at apex; […]1880, Henri Baillon, The Natural History of Plants, volume 6, page 43:

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