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from The Century Dictionary.
- A division of dipterous insects in which the eggs are hatched and the larval state is passed within the body of the parent, the young being born ready to become pupæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Zoöl.) A division of Diptera in which the young are born in a stage like the pupa. It includes the sheep tick, horse tick, and other parasites. Called also
Homaloptera .
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