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distitarsus

distitarsus noun: a divided or split tarsus.

Noun

distitarsus (plural distitarsi)

  1. A divided or split tarsus
    • The pedipalp article, called tarsus by Quintero, is here divided in ^([sic]) distitarsus and tarsal claw (pretarsus) as the two articles are not fused in Charinidae.2016 February 18, “Eight New Species of Charinus Simon, 1892 (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae) Endemic for the Brazilian Amazon, with Notes on Their Conservational Status”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of distitarsus

pluraldistitarsi

Words that rhyme with distitarsus

Questions about distitarsus

What does distitarsus mean?
Distitarsus means a divided or split tarsus.
What part of speech is distitarsus?
Distitarsus is a noun.
What is the plural of distitarsus?
The plural of distitarsus is distitarsi.

Words near distitarsus in the dictionary

  1. dististele
  2. dististeles
  3. dististyli
  4. dististylus
  5. distitarsi
  6. distitarsus
  7. distitibia
  8. distitle
  9. distitled
  10. distitles
  11. distitling

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