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ennaton

ennaton noun: the ninth segment of an insect.

Noun

ennaton

  1. The ninth segment of an insect.
    • […] octoon short, less than half the length of the metapodeon; ennaton much longer than the octoon; decaton as long as the ennaton; […]1846, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology, Francis Walker, List of the Specimens of the Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum (page 85)

Questions about ennaton

What does ennaton mean?
Ennaton means the ninth segment of an insect.
What part of speech is ennaton?
Ennaton is a noun.

Words near ennaton in the dictionary

  1. enn-
  2. Enna
  3. ennage
  4. Ennals
  5. Ennaphi
  6. ennaton
  7. ennea-
  8. enneachord
  9. enneachords
  10. enneacontagon
  11. enneacontagons

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