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gnathosome

gnathosome noun: a structure, in mites, composed of the fused, sclerotised remnants of dorsal and ventral tergites and sternites.

Noun

gnathosome (plural gnathosomes)

  1. A structure, in mites, composed of the fused, sclerotised remnants of dorsal and ventral tergites and sternites

Forms of gnathosome

pluralgnathosomes

Origin of gnathosome

From gnatho- + -some.

Questions about gnathosome

What does gnathosome mean?
Gnathosome means a structure, in mites, composed of the fused, sclerotised remnants of dorsal and ventral tergites and sternites.
What part of speech is gnathosome?
Gnathosome is a noun.
What is the plural of gnathosome?
The plural of gnathosome is gnathosomes.

Words near gnathosome in the dictionary

  1. gnathosaurines
  2. gnathoschisis
  3. gnathosoma
  4. gnathosomal
  5. gnathosomatic
  6. gnathosome
  7. gnathosomes
  8. gnathostegite
  9. gnathostegites
  10. gnathostomatous
  11. gnathostome

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