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unengorged en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + engorged.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not engorged
    • Our research, carried out on unengorged D. reticulatus specimens for the first time, has shown that sublethal doses of permethrin increase the activity of hungry females of this species, which results in higher dynamics of attachment to host skin. 2015 July 11, Alicja Buczek, Patrycja Lachowska-Kotowska, Katarzyna Bartosik, “The effect of synthetic pyrethroids on the attachment and host-feeding behaviour in Dermacentor reticulatus females (Ixodida: Amblyommidae)”, in Parasites & Vectors, volume 8, →DOI: