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collophore

collophore noun: a sucker-like organ on the ventral side of the abdomen of springtails belonging to the Collembola.

Noun

collophore (plural collophores)

  1. A sucker-like organ on the ventral side of the abdomen of springtails belonging to the Collembola.

Forms of collophore

pluralcollophores

Origin of collophore

Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “carrier”).

Questions about collophore

What does collophore mean?
Collophore means a sucker-like organ on the ventral side of the abdomen of springtails belonging to the Collembola.
What part of speech is collophore?
Collophore is a noun.
What is the plural of collophore?
The plural of collophore is collophores.

Words near collophore in the dictionary

  1. collop
  2. Collop Monday
  3. Collop Mondays
  4. colloped
  5. collophanite
  6. collophore
  7. collophores
  8. colloping
  9. collopping
  10. colloppings
  11. collops

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