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allodesmine

allodesmine noun: any member of the genus †Allodesmus of extinct pinnipeds.

Noun

allodesmine (plural allodesmines)

  1. Any member of the genus †Allodesmus of extinct pinnipeds.
    • However, these tooth characters are recognized not only in the odobenids but also in other pinnipeds such as allodesmine desmatophocids [29–31].2015 August 6, “A New Late Miocene Odobenid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from Hokkaido, Japan Suggests Rapid Diversification of Basal Miocene Odobenids”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of allodesmine

pluralallodesmines

Origin of allodesmine

†Allodesmus + -ine

Questions about allodesmine

What does allodesmine mean?
Allodesmine means any member of the genus †Allodesmus of extinct pinnipeds.
What part of speech is allodesmine?
Allodesmine is a noun.
What is the plural of allodesmine?
The plural of allodesmine is allodesmines.

Words near allodesmine in the dictionary

  1. allodapines
  2. allodaposuchian
  3. allodaposuchians
  4. allodepleted
  5. allodepletion
  6. allodesmine
  7. allodesmines
  8. allodeterminant
  9. allodeterminants
  10. allodge
  11. allodged

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