- brephic
- breph·ic (brefґik) [breph- + -ic] pertaining to an early stage of development.
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brephic
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brephic — adj. [Gr. brephos, embryo] 1. Pertaining to an early stage of development. 2. (BRACHIOPODA) The juvenile stage in shell development after protegulum, shown by presence of growth lines; from neanic shells, distinguished by absence of radial… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
neanic — adj. [Gr. neanikos, fresh] 1. Being youthful or immature; a stage of development between the brephic and mature. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The pupal stage. 3. (BRACHIOPODA) A youthful stage when generic characters are beginning to become apparent … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
protegulal node — (BRACHIOPODA) The apical area of the adult shell; site of protegulum and further growth to brephic stage … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
neanic — a. young; brephic … Dictionary of difficult words
