cataˈplectic, a.
[mod. ad. Gr. καταπληκτικ-ός fitted to strike or be stricken down: see cataplexy.]
Of or pertaining to cataplexy.
| 1883 Romanes Ment. Evol. Anim. xviii. 309 Such an animal as a wood-louse or death-watch, which fall into a kataplectic state immediately on being alarmed. |