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lophosteon

lophosteon noun: the central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds, or the keel itself.

Noun

lophosteon (plural lophostea)

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

Forms of lophosteon

plurallophostea

Origin of lophosteon

From New Latin lophosteon, from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Questions about lophosteon

What does lophosteon mean?
Lophosteon means the central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds, or the keel itself.
What part of speech is lophosteon?
Lophosteon is a noun.
What is the plural of lophosteon?
The plural of lophosteon is lophostea.

Words near lophosteon in the dictionary

  1. lophospirid
  2. lophospirids
  3. lophostea
  4. lophosteiform
  5. lophosteiforms
  6. lophosteon
  7. lophotid
  8. lophotids
  9. lophotrichous
  10. lophotrochozoan
  11. lophotrochozoans

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