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hypopleurite

hypopleurite noun: the lower plate of a divided pleuron.

Noun

hypopleurite (plural hypopleurites)

  1. (rare) The lower plate of a divided pleuron.
    • The only external distinction from Pyrtaula which I have been able to discover is the absence of minute hairs on the hypopleurite, but it is doubtful if even this is constant.1929, F W Edwards, Notes on the Ceroplatinae, with descriptions of new Australian species (Diptera, Mycetophilidae), page n7
    • Pleura yellowish, posterior margin of pleurotergite and hypopleurite brown, the hypopleurite with posterior setae.1955 September 30, The Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 1955-09-30: Vol 106 Part 10, page 397

Forms of hypopleurite

pluralhypopleurites

Origin of hypopleurite

By surface analysis, hypo- + pleura + -ite.

Questions about hypopleurite

What does hypopleurite mean?
Hypopleurite means the lower plate of a divided pleuron.
What part of speech is hypopleurite?
Hypopleurite is a noun.
What is the plural of hypopleurite?
The plural of hypopleurite is hypopleurites.

Words near hypopleurite in the dictionary

  1. hypoplastron
  2. hypoplastrons
  3. hypoplasty
  4. hypopleura
  5. hypopleural
  6. hypopleurite
  7. hypopleurites
  8. hypopleuron
  9. hypoploid
  10. hypoploidies
  11. hypoploids

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