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cyphosomatic

cyphosomatic adjective: describing larvae whose dorsal side is curved while the ventral surface remains straight or flat.

Adjective

cyphosomatic (not comparable)

  1. Describing larvae whose dorsal side is curved while the ventral surface remains straight or flat.

Origin of cyphosomatic

From Ancient Greek κῡφός (kūphós, “bent”) + σῶμᾰ (sômă, “body”) + -tic.

Questions about cyphosomatic

What does cyphosomatic mean?
Cyphosomatic means describing larvae whose dorsal side is curved while the ventral surface remains straight or flat.
What part of speech is cyphosomatic?
Cyphosomatic is an adjective.

Words near cyphosomatic in the dictionary

  1. cyphonautes
  2. cyphonism
  3. cyphopod
  4. cyphopods
  5. cyphosis
  6. cyphosomatic
  7. cypin
  8. cypionate
  9. cypionates
  10. cypionic acid
  11. CYPMHS

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