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gonostyle

gonostyle is the alternative form of gonostylus.

Meaning of gonostylus

Noun

gonostylus (plural gonostyli)

  1. The stylus of the gonocoxopodite.
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Forms of gonostyle

pluralgonostyles

Questions about gonostyle

What is gonostyle the alternative form of?
Gonostyle is the alternative form of gonostylus.

Words near gonostyle in the dictionary

  1. gonosomes
  2. gonostomatid
  3. gonostomatids
  4. gonostomatiid
  5. gonostylar
  6. gonostyle
  7. gonostyles
  8. gonostyli
  9. gonostylus
  10. gonotaxis
  11. gonotheca

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