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lysiosquilloid

lysiosquilloid noun: any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea.

Noun

lysiosquilloid (plural lysiosquilloids)

  1. Any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea
    • Members of the family share with lysiosquilloids the subquadrate, distally ribbed propodi of maxillipeds 3-4, but differ in bearing a distinct median carina on the telson.2002, A.. Wells, W. W. K. Houston, Crustacea: Malacostraca : Phyllocardia, Hoplocardia, Eucarida
    • The lysiosquilloid Pullosquilla litoralis was previously reported to inhabit only tropical waters less than 2 m deep […]2003, The Journal of Experimental Biology, volume 206, number 1, page 378

Forms of lysiosquilloid

plurallysiosquilloids

Questions about lysiosquilloid

What does lysiosquilloid mean?
Lysiosquilloid means any mantis shrimp in the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea.
What part of speech is lysiosquilloid?
Lysiosquilloid is a noun.
What is the plural of lysiosquilloid?
The plural of lysiosquilloid is lysiosquilloids.

Words near lysiosquilloid in the dictionary

  1. lysinylated
  2. lysinylates
  3. lysinylation
  4. lysiosquillid
  5. lysiosquillids
  6. lysiosquilloid
  7. lysiosquilloids
  8. lysis
  9. lysised
  10. Lysistrata
  11. Lysistratan

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