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The habit exhibited by insects and other animals of closing the entrances to nests and burrows with portions of the body, e.g., ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and termites (Isoptera), usually in the soldier caste.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - phragmosis

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Some anurans [tailless amphibians] have a peculiar casqued head with the skin co-ossified with the underlying bones. This type of skull usually is associated with phragmosis, a protective behaviour in which the animal enters a hole and closes it with the head.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - phragmosis

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La phragmose, c'est-à-dire l'utilisation d'une partie du corps comme porte ou comme bouchon à l'entrée du nid ou du terrier, est en fait largement répandue chez les arthropodes.  1, fiche 1, Français, - phragmose

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