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basicerites

basicerites is the plural of basicerite.

Meaning of basicerite

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)...

Questions about basicerites

What is basicerites the plural of?
Basicerites is the plural of basicerite.

Words near basicerites in the dictionary

  1. basic utility vehicles
  2. basical
  3. basically
  4. basicapsular
  5. basicerite
  6. basicerites
  7. basichondrocrania
  8. basichondrocranium
  9. basichromatin
  10. basicities
  11. basicity

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