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kleptosquamy

kleptosquamy noun: hyalosphenid recycling of shell plates from euglyphid prey.

Noun

kleptosquamy (uncountable)

  1. Hyalosphenid recycling of shell plates from euglyphid prey.

Origin of kleptosquamy

By surface analysis, klepto- + squame + -y.

Questions about kleptosquamy

What does kleptosquamy mean?
Kleptosquamy means hyalosphenid recycling of shell plates from euglyphid prey.
What part of speech is kleptosquamy?
Kleptosquamy is a noun.

Words near kleptosquamy in the dictionary

  1. kleptopredators
  2. kleptos
  3. kleptose
  4. kleptoses
  5. kleptosome
  6. kleptosquamy
  7. kleptotrichy
  8. kleren
  9. klerin
  10. Klerk
  11. Klerksdorp

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