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Polyeidic

Polyeidic \Pol`y*ei"dic\, a. [Poly- + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Zo["o]l.) Passing through several distinct larval forms; -- having several distinct kinds of young.

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polyeidic

a. (context zoology English) Passing through several distinct larval forms; -- having several distinct kinds of young.

Usage examples of "polyeidic".

Either way, reckoning from the Polyeidic calendar, it meant age thirty-six -- four years too late already!

Then the King, all smiles, bade me have a nice dinner first, at which he specified, in the trophy way, a good-looking Amazon captive not older than twenty-five Polyeidic years or below the rank of first lieutenant, sufficiently intact for concubinage.

She flung at me the Polyeidic paper, confiscated earlier by the palace guard.

Polyeidic magic papers, and so could be said to be a threat only to vulcanologists or ignorant spelunkers, whom a posted guard could easily warn off.