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leptothecate

leptothecate noun: any hydrozoan of the order Leptothecata.

Noun

leptothecate (plural leptothecates)

  1. Any hydrozoan of the order Leptothecata

Forms of leptothecate

pluralleptothecates

Origin of leptothecate

Adapted borrowing of taxonomic name Leptothecata + -ate.

Questions about leptothecate

What does leptothecate mean?
Leptothecate means any hydrozoan of the order Leptothecata.
What part of speech is leptothecate?
Leptothecate is a noun.
What is the plural of leptothecate?
The plural of leptothecate is leptothecates.

Words near leptothecate in the dictionary

  1. leptostracan
  2. leptostracans
  3. leptotene
  4. leptotenes
  5. leptotenic
  6. leptothecate
  7. leptothecates
  8. leptotrich
  9. leptotriches
  10. leptotyphlopid
  11. leptotyphlopids

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