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haplolepidous

haplolepidous adjective: having main teeth formed from a single column of cells up dorsal face;.

Adjective

haplolepidous (comparative more haplolepidous, superlative most haplolepidous)

  1. (originally) having main teeth formed from a single column of cells up dorsal face;
  2. (strictly) having only one circle of teeth derived from thickening of the contiguous walls of the primary and inner peristomial layers.
  3. Belonging to the family Haplolepidae.

Forms of haplolepidous

comparativemore haplolepidous
superlativemost haplolepidous

Origin of haplolepidous

From New Latin haplolepideus, from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “two-fold, single”) + λεπίδιον (lepídion, “small plate used to close a tube”).

Questions about haplolepidous

What does haplolepidous mean?
Haplolepidous means having main teeth formed from a single column of cells up dorsal face;.
What part of speech is haplolepidous?
Haplolepidous is an adjective.

Words near haplolepidous in the dictionary

  1. haploinsufficiency
  2. haploinsufficient
  3. haploinsufficiently
  4. haploinsuficiency
  5. haplolepideous
  6. haplolepidous
  7. haplolethal
  8. haplolethality
  9. haplologic
  10. haplological
  11. haplologically

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