oosorption

noun

oo·​sorp·​tion

¦ōə¦sȯrpshən

plural -s

: resorption of ripe or developing eggs that constitutes a physiological response of a parasitic hymenopteran to the absence of the appropriate host

oosorptive

-ptiv

adjective

Word History

Etymology

o- + resorption

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