Meaning of ptychonome | Babel Free
Definitions
An enclosure formed (of leaves) by some organisms of the order Lepidoptera; a tentiform mine.
Examples
“The ptychonome of messaniella containing an Apanteles cocoon is generally recognizable by its large volume, due to an increased maximal distance between the two epidermal layers,”
“Larvae of these three genera all form a tentiform mine or ptychonome (Hering 1951).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.