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metafixigenal

metafixigenal adjective: relating to or situated on the posterior part of the fixigena of a trilobite.

Adjective

metafixigenal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or situated on the posterior part of the fixigena of a trilobite.
    • Since these hook-like spines are not a direct continuation of the lateral margins of the cephalon, they are perhaps best described as metafixigenal spines.1982, Michael R. Cooper, “A REVISION OF THE DEVONIAN (EMSIAN-EIFELIAN) TRILOBITA FROM THE BOKKEVELD GROUP OF SOUTH AFRICA”, in Annals of the South African Museum, volume 89, page 128

Origin of metafixigenal

From meta- + fixigenal.

Questions about metafixigenal

What does metafixigenal mean?
Metafixigenal means relating to or situated on the posterior part of the fixigena of a trilobite.
What part of speech is metafixigenal?
Metafixigenal is an adjective.

Words near metafixigenal in the dictionary

  1. metafile
  2. metafiles
  3. metafilm
  4. metafilms
  5. metafinite
  6. metafixigenal
  7. metaflammation
  8. metaflammatory
  9. metaflexid
  10. metaflexids
  11. metaflexus

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