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amphidelphic

amphidelphic adjective: having parts of the womb on each side of the body.

Adjective

amphidelphic (not comparable)

  1. Having parts of the womb on each side of the body
    • Gonad didelphic, amphidelphic; anterior branch on the right of intestine, but posterior arm to the left.2015 December 17, “Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Phasmarhabditis huizhouensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a New Rhabditid Nematode from South China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of amphidelphic

From amphi- + delphic.

Questions about amphidelphic

What does amphidelphic mean?
Amphidelphic means having parts of the womb on each side of the body.
What part of speech is amphidelphic?
Amphidelphic is an adjective.

Words near amphidelphic in the dictionary

  1. amphid
  2. amphid salt
  3. amphid salts
  4. amphidal
  5. Amphidamas
  6. amphidelphic
  7. amphidetic
  8. amphidextrous
  9. amphidial
  10. amphidinol
  11. amphidinolactone

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