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apotele

apotele noun: a scalloped ridge around the edge of an otolith.

Noun

apotele (plural apoteles)

  1. A scalloped ridge around the edge of an otolith.
  2. The distal-most segment of a mite leg, as the pretarsus, or pedipalp, in which it may be subdistal.

Forms of apotele

pluralapoteles

Questions about apotele

What does apotele mean?
Apotele means a scalloped ridge around the edge of an otolith.
What part of speech is apotele?
Apotele is a noun.
What is the plural of apotele?
The plural of apotele is apoteles.

Words near apotele in the dictionary

  1. Apotactics
  2. Apotactite
  3. Apotactites
  4. apotarget
  5. apotargets
  6. apotele
  7. apoteles
  8. apotelesm
  9. apotelesma
  10. apotelesmata
  11. apotelesmatic

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