pronymph
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pronymph (noun; Greek pro, before; nymphe, pupa): (Arthropoda: Insecta) An individual enclosed in an embryonic cuticle which is shed during eclosion and left in the egg shell, or cast after hatching; vermiform larva; primary larva.
