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cephalosome

cephalosome noun: the anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods; the anterior of the cephalothorax.

Noun

cephalosome (plural cephalosomes)

  1. The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods; the anterior of the cephalothorax.
    • we would suggest that the head of Arthropoda be termed the Cephalosome1877, Alpheus Spring Packard, A Monograph of the Phyllopod Crustacea of North America
    • Curiously enough, when the oral appendages are removed from the cephalosome, the articular foramina for the mandibles appear to be directly continuous with the row of articular foramina for the peræopods and gnathopods.1918, John Tait, “Experiments and Observations on Crustacea”, in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, volume 37, page 280

Forms of cephalosome

pluralcephalosomes

Origin of cephalosome

From cephalo- + -some.

Questions about cephalosome

What does cephalosome mean?
Cephalosome means the anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods; the anterior of the cephalothorax.
What part of speech is cephalosome?
Cephalosome is a noun.
What is the plural of cephalosome?
The plural of cephalosome is cephalosomes.

Words near cephalosome in the dictionary

  1. cephaloridine
  2. cephaloridines
  3. cephaloscopic
  4. cephaloscopy
  5. cephalosomatic
  6. cephalosome
  7. cephalosomes
  8. cephalosporanate
  9. cephalosporanates
  10. cephalosporanic
  11. cephalosporanic acid

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