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branchiostoma

branchiostoma noun: the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus).

Noun

branchiostoma (plural branchiostomas)

  1. the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)

Forms of branchiostoma

pluralbranchiostomas

Origin of branchiostoma

From translingual Branchiostoma.

Questions about branchiostoma

What does branchiostoma mean?
Branchiostoma means the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus).
What part of speech is branchiostoma?
Branchiostoma is a noun.
What is the plural of branchiostoma?
The plural of branchiostoma is branchiostomas.

Words near branchiostoma in the dictionary

  1. branchiostegid
  2. branchiostegids
  3. branchiostegite
  4. branchiostegites
  5. branchiostegous
  6. branchiostoma
  7. branchiostomas
  8. branchiostomid
  9. branchiostomids
  10. branchiovisceral
  11. branchipod

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