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gonotyl

gonotyl noun: a sucker surrounding the genital opening and often intimately associated with the acetabulum of certain trematode worms.

Noun

gonotyl (plural gonotyls)

  1. A sucker surrounding the genital opening and often intimately associated with the acetabulum of certain trematode worms.

Forms of gonotyl

pluralgonotyls

Origin of gonotyl

From gono- + Ancient Greek τύλη (túlē, “swelling”).

Questions about gonotyl

What does gonotyl mean?
Gonotyl means a sucker surrounding the genital opening and often intimately associated with the acetabulum of certain trematode worms.
What part of speech is gonotyl?
Gonotyl is a noun.
What is the plural of gonotyl?
The plural of gonotyl is gonotyls.

Words near gonotyl in the dictionary

  1. gonothecal
  2. gonotrophic
  3. gonotrophically
  4. gonotrophy
  5. gonotropic
  6. gonotyl
  7. gonotyls
  8. gonozoid
  9. gonozoids
  10. gonozooid
  11. gonozooids

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