sesquialterous, a. Ent.
(sɛskwɪˈæltərəs)
[Formed as prec. + -ous.]
See quots. and cf. sesquialteral b.
| 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xlvi. IV. 288 Sesquialterous Ocellus (Ocellus sesquialterus). An ocellus with a smaller near it, called also Sesquiocellus. Ibid. 289 Sesquialterous Fascia (Fascia sesquialtera). When both wings are traversed by a continued band, and either the primary or secondary by another. Ibid. 342 Sesquialterous (Sesquialteræ). When a minute areolet is appended to a large one. |