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diporpa

diporpa noun: a juvenile diplozoid that has not yet coupled with another individual.

Noun

diporpa (plural diporpae)

  1. A juvenile diplozoid that has not yet coupled with another individual.
    • As noted above, the diporpa is capable of locomotion and if it should meet another diporpa, the ventral sucker of one individual grasps the dorsal papilla of the other.2007, Graham C. Kearn, Leeches, Lice and Lampreys

Forms of diporpa

pluraldiporpae

Questions about diporpa

What does diporpa mean?
Diporpa means a juvenile diplozoid that has not yet coupled with another individual.
What part of speech is diporpa?
Diporpa is a noun.
What is the plural of diporpa?
The plural of diporpa is diporpae.

Words near diporpa in the dictionary

  1. Dipolog
  2. dipolophoresis
  3. dipolophoretic
  4. dipoplia
  5. diporate
  6. diporpa
  7. diporpae
  8. dipositive
  9. dipositronium
  10. dipositroniums
  11. dipotassium

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