prothetely
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prothetely (noun; Greek pro, before; theein, to run; telos, completion): 1. (Arthropoda) A neotenous adult arthropod having undergone less than the normal number of molts
See also: metathetely, hysterotely. 2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) Resulting in two pairs of fully developed wings in essentially larval (nymphal) or pupal in somatic differentiation.
