metastriate

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ striate

Adjective

metastriate (not comparable)

1. (entomology) Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is behind the anus.

Noun

metastriate (plural metastriates)

1. (entomology) A tick of this kind.

See also

• prostriate