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Definition of pleurostict in English:

pleurostict

adjective

Entomology

  • Designating or belonging to a division Pleurosticti of scarabaeid beetles characterized as having the abdominal spiracles situated on the dorsal part of the ventral sclerites, and typically feeding as adults on living plant material. Contrasted with laparostict.

Pronunciation

pleurostict

/ˈplʊərəˌstɪkt/ /ˈplɔːrəˌstɪkt/

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From scientific Latin Pleurosticti, plural (also Pleurosticta) from pleuro- + ancient Greek στικτός spotted, dappled, in Hellenistic Greek also pricked, tattooed.