metastriate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

meta- +‎ striate

Adjective[edit]

metastriate (not comparable)

(entomology) Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is behind the anus.

Noun[edit]

metastriate (plural metastriates)

(entomology) A tick of this kind.

See also[edit]

prostriate

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