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metacorpus

metacorpus noun: the swollen posterior part of the corpus in the pharynx of a nematode.

Noun

metacorpus (plural metacorpora)

  1. The swollen posterior part of the corpus in the pharynx of a nematode

Forms of metacorpus

pluralmetacorpora

Origin of metacorpus

From meta- + corpus.

Questions about metacorpus

What does metacorpus mean?
Metacorpus means the swollen posterior part of the corpus in the pharynx of a nematode.
What part of speech is metacorpus?
Metacorpus is a noun.
What is the plural of metacorpus?
The plural of metacorpus is metacorpora.

Words near metacorpus in the dictionary

  1. metaconversations
  2. metacoracoid
  3. metacoracoids
  4. metacorpal
  5. metacorpora
  6. metacorpus
  7. metacosm
  8. metacosmic
  9. metacosms
  10. metacoxa
  11. metacoxae

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