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exochorion

/ˌɛksəʊˈkɔːɹiən/

exochorion noun: the outer layer of the chorion of an insect egg.

Noun

exochorion (plural exochorions or exochoria)

  1. The outer layer of the chorion of an insect egg
    • It is interesting that the egg of S. souvorowiana has a sponge-like exochorion2015 May 1, Yan Wang, Ji Ma, Xinfang Mao, “Development of a Nondestructive Method for Sexing Live Adult Sternoplax souvorowiana (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)”, in Journal of Insect Science, volume 15...

exochorion meaning in Tamil

exochorion in Tamil

கருவெளி உறை

Forms of exochorion

pluralexochorions
pluralexochoria

Origin of exochorion

From exo- + chorion.

Words formed from exochorion

Questions about exochorion

What does exochorion mean?
Exochorion means the outer layer of the chorion of an insect egg.
What is exochorion in Tamil?
Exochorion in Tamil is கருவெளி உறை. See Exochorion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is exochorion?
Exochorion is a noun.
How do you pronounce exochorion?
Exochorion is pronounced /ˌɛksəʊˈkɔːɹiən/.
What is the plural of exochorion?
The plural of exochorion is exochorions.

Words near exochorion in the dictionary

  1. exochelin
  2. exochelins
  3. exochitinase
  4. exochitinases
  5. exochorial
  6. exochorion
  7. exochorionic
  8. exochromic
  9. exochromosomal
  10. exocoelom
  11. exocoelomic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: exochorion (page history and authors); exochorion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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