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gonostylus

gonostylus noun: the stylus of the gonocoxopodite.

Noun

gonostylus (plural gonostyli)

  1. The stylus of the gonocoxopodite.
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Forms of gonostylus

pluralgonostyli

Origin of gonostylus

From gono- + stylus.

Questions about gonostylus

What does gonostylus mean?
Gonostylus means the stylus of the gonocoxopodite.
What part of speech is gonostylus?
Gonostylus is a noun.
What is the plural of gonostylus?
The plural of gonostylus is gonostyli.

Words near gonostylus in the dictionary

  1. gonostomatiid
  2. gonostylar
  3. gonostyle
  4. gonostyles
  5. gonostyli
  6. gonostylus
  7. gonotaxis
  8. gonotheca
  9. gonothecae
  10. gonothecal
  11. gonotrophic

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