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ectothrices

ectothrices is the plural of ectothrix.

Meaning of ectothrix

Noun

ectothrix (plural ectothrices)

  1. A sheath of conidia, on the outside of a hair, caused by a parasitic fungus

Questions about ectothrices

What is ectothrices the plural of?
Ectothrices is the plural of ectothrix.

Words near ectothrices in the dictionary

  1. ectothermal
  2. ectothermic
  3. ectothermically
  4. ectotherms
  5. ectothermy
  6. ectothrices
  7. ectothrix
  8. ectotoxin
  9. ectotoxins
  10. ectotroph
  11. ectotrophic

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