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lepismoid

lepismoid adjective: like or pertaining to the genus Lepisma, of wingless insects including Lepisma saccharinum (silverfish).

Adjective

lepismoid (not comparable)

  1. Like or pertaining to the genus Lepisma, of wingless insects including Lepisma saccharinum (silverfish).

Origin of lepismoid

From taxonomic name Lepisma + -oid.

Questions about lepismoid

What does lepismoid mean?
Lepismoid means like or pertaining to the genus Lepisma, of wingless insects including Lepisma saccharinum (silverfish).
What part of speech is lepismoid?
Lepismoid is an adjective.

Words near lepismoid in the dictionary

  1. lepirudin
  2. lepismatid
  3. lepismatids
  4. lepismid
  5. lepismids
  6. lepismoid
  7. lepisosteid
  8. lepisosteids
  9. lepisosteiform
  10. lepisosteiforms
  11. lepisosteoid

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