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anaptychi

anaptychi is the plural of anaptychus.

Meaning of anaptychus

Noun

anaptychus (plural anaptychi)

  1. One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites. They are now considered to have been parts of the jaw.

Questions about anaptychi

What is anaptychi the plural of?
Anaptychi is the plural of anaptychus.

Words near anaptychi in the dictionary

  1. anapsid
  2. anapsids
  3. anaptomorphine
  4. anaptomorphines
  5. anaptotic
  6. anaptychi
  7. anaptychus
  8. anaptyctic
  9. anaptyctical
  10. anaptyctically
  11. anaptyxes

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