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discocellulars

discocellulars is the plural of discocellular.

Meaning of discocellular

Noun

discocellular (plural discocellulars)

  1. One of several short transverse veins forming the distal edge of the discal cell in the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
    • Lower discocellular of hind wing not or very slightly longer, often much shorter than the middle discocellular, always straight, not angled; middle discocellular long, oblique and usually angled near its upper end.1901, Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius, On the Ethiopian Genera of the Family Striphnopterygidae, page 20

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Questions about discocellulars

What is discocellulars the plural of?
Discocellulars is the plural of discocellular.

Words near discocellulars in the dictionary

  1. discoblastula
  2. discoblastulas
  3. discoboli
  4. discobolus
  5. discocellular
  6. discocellulars
  7. discocephalid
  8. discocephalids
  9. discocephaline
  10. discocephalines
  11. discocone

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