Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated near but not at the middle; specifically, in conchology, admedian; lying next the middle line on each side, as certain teeth of the radula. Also
submedial .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Next to the median (on either side).
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- adjective zoology Next to the
median (on either side).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Basal streak: in Noctuid moths, extends from base, through the submedian interspace to the t.a. line.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Median space: in Lepidoptera, is the area between the median lines: in Odonata, the cubital cell (Comst.); the space at base between submedian (radius) and postcosta (st anal); by Selys in 1896 and later used in the sense of medial cell of Comst.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Claviform: club-like in form; specifically, in Noctuid moths an elongate spot or mark extending from the t.a. line through the submedian interspace, toward and sometimes to the t.p. line.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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