"opsiblastic" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1982, Sybil P. Parker, Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms - Volume 1, page 857",
          "text": "Opsiblastic ova with retarded development occur in freshwater forms, although initiation of the process is little understood .",
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          "ref": "Ellsworth C. Dougherty, The Lower Metazoa (page 474)",
          "text": "If an opsiblastic egg is produced by an individual, it is usually the last oviposition by that animal even if it is also the first."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, James H. Thorp, Alan P. Covich, Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, page 167",
          "text": "Opsiblastic eggs are thick-shelled, a little larger than tachyblastic eggs, and are very resistant to freezing and drying.",
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        "Exhibiting a period of dormancy before starting to develop."
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        "(biology) Exhibiting a period of dormancy before starting to develop."
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        "biology",
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        },
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