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epityche

epityche noun: a slit-like opening in certain acritarchs, allowing the organism to exit during excystment.

Noun

epityche (plural epityches)

  1. A slit-like opening in certain acritarchs, allowing the organism to exit during excystment.

Forms of epityche

pluralepityches

Questions about epityche

What does epityche mean?
Epityche means a slit-like opening in certain acritarchs, allowing the organism to exit during excystment.
What part of speech is epityche?
Epityche is a noun.
What is the plural of epityche?
The plural of epityche is epityches.

Words near epityche in the dictionary

  1. epitropy
  2. epitube
  3. epituberculosis
  4. epituberculous
  5. epitubes
  6. epityche
  7. epityches
  8. epitympanic
  9. epitympanum
  10. epitympanums
  11. epitype

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