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endite

endite noun: an additional lobe on the inner side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb. Also the obsolete form of indite.

Noun

endite (plural endites)

  1. An additional lobe on the inner side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb.
    Antonyms:
    exite
  2. One of the mouthparts of a spider or other arachnids, specifically the lobe of the palpal coxa lateral to the labium.
    Synonyms:
    maxilla

Also used as

endite is also the obsolete form of indite.

Synonyms of endite

Antonyms

Forms of endite

Noun
pluralendites
Verb
third-person singular presentendites
present participleenditing
past participleendited
pastendited

Origin of endite

From end- + -ite.

See indite.

Questions about endite

What does endite mean?
Endite means an additional lobe on the inner side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb.
What part of speech is endite?
Endite is a noun.
What is the plural of endite?
The plural of endite is endites.

Words near endite in the dictionary

  1. endiron
  2. endirons
  3. endism
  4. endisms
  5. endistancement
  6. endite
  7. endited
  8. endites
  9. enditic
  10. enditing
  11. endive

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