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ecdysozoan

ecdysozoan noun: any of a group of protostomes of the superphylum Ecdysozoa, known for shedding their exoskeleton.

Noun

ecdysozoan (plural ecdysozoa or ecdysozoans)

  1. Any of a group of protostomes of the superphylum Ecdysozoa, known for shedding their exoskeleton.

Forms of ecdysozoan

pluralecdysozoa
pluralecdysozoans

Origin of ecdysozoan

From Translingual Ecdysozoa + English -an.

Questions about ecdysozoan

What does ecdysozoan mean?
Ecdysozoan means any of a group of protostomes of the superphylum Ecdysozoa, known for shedding their exoskeleton.
What part of speech is ecdysozoan?
Ecdysozoan is a noun.
What is the plural of ecdysozoan?
The plural of ecdysozoan is ecdysozoa.

Words near ecdysozoan in the dictionary

  1. ecdysoneless
  2. ecdysones
  3. ecdysonoic
  4. ecdysonoic acid
  5. ecdysozoa
  6. ecdysozoan
  7. ecdysozoans
  8. ecdysteroid
  9. ecdysteroidal
  10. ecdysteroidogenesis
  11. ecdysteroidogenic

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