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headplate

headplate noun: the plate of bone or chitin that forms the outer surface of the head of some organisms.

Noun

headplate (plural headplates)

  1. The plate of bone or chitin that forms the outer surface of the head of some organisms

Forms of headplate

pluralheadplates
alternative formhead-plate

Questions about headplate

What does headplate mean?
Headplate means the plate of bone or chitin that forms the outer surface of the head of some organisms.
What part of speech is headplate?
Headplate is a noun.
What is the plural of headplate?
The plural of headplate is headplates.

Words near headplate in the dictionary

  1. headphones
  2. headpiece
  3. headpieces
  4. headpin
  5. headpins
  6. headplate
  7. headplates
  8. headpole
  9. headpoles
  10. headpond
  11. headponds

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