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cleithral

cleithral adjective: relating to, or having, a cleithrum.

Adjective

cleithral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or having, a cleithrum.
    • As none of the ovicells were observed to be closed by the operculum, presumably because they were empty and the opercula were resting on the primary orifice rim, the ovicell closure type is subcleithral rather than cleithral [51 ], at least in some species of the genus.2015 October 22, “Diversity and Systematics of Schizomavella Species (Bryozoa: Bitectiporidae) from the Bathyal NE Atlantic”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
  2. Having a roof that forms a complete covering.

Origin of cleithral

From cleithrum + -al.

Words formed from cleithral

Questions about cleithral

What does cleithral mean?
Cleithral means relating to, or having, a cleithrum.
What part of speech is cleithral?
Cleithral is an adjective.

Words near cleithral in the dictionary

  1. cleistothecial
  2. cleistothecium
  3. cleit
  4. cleitean
  5. cleithra
  6. cleithral
  7. cleithrophobia
  8. cleithrum
  9. cleits
  10. Cleitus
  11. Cleja

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