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basicerite

basicerite noun: the second joint of the antennae of crustaceans.

Noun

basicerite (plural basicerites)

  1. The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans.
    • He considers the characters of the external antennae, particularly of their second joint (basicerite) of paramount importance[…]1863 April, Wm. Stimpson, M. D., “On the Classification of the Brachyura, and on the Homologies of the Antennary Joints in Decapod Crustaceans”, in Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 3)...
    • One of the major distinguishing features between A. barbara and A. clamator, the presence of a spine on the basicerite of the second antenna in the latter species, is inconsistent.1990, Mark K. Wicksten, “On the status of Alpheus barbara Lockington (Crustacea: Caridea: Alphedidae)”, in Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, volume 103, number 1

Forms of basicerite

pluralbasicerites

Origin of basicerite

From Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ite.

Questions about basicerite

What does basicerite mean?
Basicerite means the second joint of the antennae of crustaceans.
What part of speech is basicerite?
Basicerite is a noun.
What is the plural of basicerite?
The plural of basicerite is basicerites.

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