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gonodactyloid

gonodactyloid noun: any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Gonodactyloidea.

Noun

gonodactyloid (plural gonodactyloids)

  1. Any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Gonodactyloidea
    • The posterolateral margins are usually broadly rounded, but in Harpiosquillidae Manning, 1980, the posterolateral margins are deeply excavate, and in several gonodactyloids, the posterolateral margin is squared.2000, Australian Journal of Zoology, volume 48, page 610
    • It is possible that in the coral-dwelling gonodactyloids the accumulation of muscle tension and sudden release of the pendulum-like 'hammer' would impose too much stress on the muscles and skeleton of the appendage if animals were larger […]2017, Robert H. Gore, Crustacean Biogeography

Forms of gonodactyloid

pluralgonodactyloids

Origin of gonodactyloid

From Gonodactylus + -oid, from gono- (“joint”) from Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee, joint”) and Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”)), in reference to the species' specialized appendages.

Questions about gonodactyloid

What does gonodactyloid mean?
Gonodactyloid means any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Gonodactyloidea.
What part of speech is gonodactyloid?
Gonodactyloid is a noun.
What is the plural of gonodactyloid?
The plural of gonodactyloid is gonodactyloids.

Words near gonodactyloid in the dictionary

  1. gonocysts
  2. gonocyte
  3. gonocytes
  4. gonodactylid
  5. gonodactylids
  6. gonodactyloid
  7. gonodactyloids
  8. gonodendra
  9. gonodendron
  10. gonodendrons
  11. gonodotropin

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