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carcinoecium

carcinoecium noun: a chitinous structure, produced by some sea anemones, that overlies the gastropod shell of a hermit crab.

Noun

carcinoecium (plural carcinoecia)

  1. A chitinous structure, produced by some sea anemones, that overlies the gastropod shell of a hermit crab

Forms of carcinoecium

pluralcarcinoecia

Questions about carcinoecium

What does carcinoecium mean?
Carcinoecium means a chitinous structure, produced by some sea anemones, that overlies the gastropod shell of a hermit crab.
What part of speech is carcinoecium?
Carcinoecium is a noun.
What is the plural of carcinoecium?
The plural of carcinoecium is carcinoecia.

Words near carcinoecium in the dictionary

  1. carcinizing
  2. carcino-
  3. carcinocyte
  4. carcinocytes
  5. carcinoecia
  6. carcinoecium
  7. carcinoembrionic
  8. carcinoembryogenic
  9. carcinoembryonic
  10. carcinogen
  11. carcinogeneses

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