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lepetopsid

lepetopsid noun: any in the extinct family †Lepetopsidae of gastropods.

Noun

lepetopsid (plural lepetopsids)

  1. Any in the extinct family †Lepetopsidae of gastropods.
    • Similar partitioning of microbial food resources was observed for multiple polychaete species within the family Dorvilleidae in methane seep sediments off OR and CA [79 ], and for lepetopsid and lepetodrilid limpets at hydrothermal vents on the east Pacific Rise [80 ].2015 July 10, “Biodiversity on the Rocks: Macrofauna Inhabiting Authigenic Carbonate at Costa Rica Methane Seeps”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of lepetopsid

plurallepetopsids

Questions about lepetopsid

What does lepetopsid mean?
Lepetopsid means any in the extinct family †Lepetopsidae of gastropods.
What part of speech is lepetopsid?
Lepetopsid is a noun.
What is the plural of lepetopsid?
The plural of lepetopsid is lepetopsids.

Words near lepetopsid in the dictionary

  1. lepetid
  2. lepetids
  3. lepetodrilid
  4. lepetodrilids
  5. lepetodrillid
  6. lepetopsid
  7. lepetopsids
  8. lephet
  9. lepicerid
  10. lepicerids
  11. lepid

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