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lophostea

lophostea is the plural of lophosteon.

Meaning of lophosteon

Noun

lophosteon (plural lophostea)

  1. (archaic) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds, or the keel itself.

Questions about lophostea

What is lophostea the plural of?
Lophostea is the plural of lophosteon.

Words near lophostea in the dictionary

  1. lophorina
  2. lophoselenodont
  3. lophosoriaceous
  4. lophospirid
  5. lophospirids
  6. lophostea
  7. lophosteiform
  8. lophosteiforms
  9. lophosteon
  10. lophotid
  11. lophotids

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