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kentrogon

kentrogon noun: a parasitic larval form of a Sacculina barnacle.

Noun

kentrogon (plural kentrogons)

  1. A parasitic larval form of a Sacculina barnacle.
    • The smaller, firmly attached and lowprofiled kentrogons can only be removed using the chelipeds at the tip of the grooming limbs.2005, Klaus Rohde, Marine Parasitology

Forms of kentrogon

pluralkentrogons

Questions about kentrogon

What does kentrogon mean?
Kentrogon means a parasitic larval form of a Sacculina barnacle.
What part of speech is kentrogon?
Kentrogon is a noun.
What is the plural of kentrogon?
The plural of kentrogon is kentrogons.

Words near kentrogon in the dictionary

  1. Kenton Bank Foot
  2. Kenton County
  3. Kentons
  4. kentriodontid
  5. kentriodontids
  6. kentrogon
  7. kentrogonid
  8. kentrogonids
  9. kentrogons
  10. kentrolite
  11. kents

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