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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>-yses</b>
 
|lexical category=noun; plural <b>-yses</b>
 
|etymology=Greek <i>para</i>, beside; <i>physis</i>, growth
 
|etymology=Greek <i>para</i>, beside; <i>physis</i>, growth
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Coccoidea, the chitinized thickenings, lateral ingrowths, or projections near the base of the pygidium.
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|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Coccoidea, the [[chitinized]] thickenings, [[lateral]] ingrowths, or projections near the [[base]] of the [[pygidium]].
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

paraphysis (noun; plural -yses; Greek para, beside; physis, growth): (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Coccoidea, the chitinized thickenings, lateral ingrowths, or projections near the base of the pygidium.