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frontoclypei

frontoclypei is the plural of frontoclypeus.

Meaning of frontoclypeus

Noun

frontoclypeus (plural frontoclypei)

  1. The line (sulcus or suture) between the combined clypeus and frons which is not externally visible.
    • The ventral edges of the genae lie at the level of the mouth in the generalized head but the frontoclypeus projects ventrally beyond the level of the mouth and is usually divided transversely by the frontoclypeal suture into a dorsal or postoral frons and a ventral or preoral clypeus (Figure 6b).1959, Ernest Melville DuPorte, Manual of Insect Morphology, Chapman & Hall, page 95

Questions about frontoclypei

What is frontoclypei the plural of?
Frontoclypei is the plural of frontoclypeus.

Words near frontoclypei in the dictionary

  1. frontocentral
  2. frontocentrally
  3. frontocerebellar
  4. frontocingulate
  5. frontoclypeal
  6. frontoclypei
  7. frontoclypeus
  8. frontocortical
  9. frontoethmoidal
  10. frontoethmoidectomies
  11. frontoethmoidectomy

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