neosisten

noun

neo·​sisten

¦nē(ˌ)ō+

variants or neosistens

plural neosistens or neosistentes

: a first-stage nymph of an adelgid bug that hibernates, reaches maturity in the spring, and lays eggs which develop parthenogenetically

Word History

Etymology

New Latin neosistens, from ne- + sistens sisten

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