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metapodosomal

metapodosomal adjective: behind a podosome.

Adjective

metapodosomal (not comparable)

  1. Behind a podosome
    • Thus, two pairs of setae (si and se), could be seen in the propodosomal plate, whereas two pairs of metapodosomal setae (c1 and c2) and five pairs of hysteronotal setae (d1, d2, e1, e2 and ps1) were seen in the idiosoma, with the last one situated on the opisthosomal lobe.2015 October 31, “Morphologic and Genotypic Characterization of Psoroptes Mites from Water Buffaloes in Egypt”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of metapodosomal

From meta- + podosomal.

Questions about metapodosomal

What does metapodosomal mean?
Metapodosomal means behind a podosome.
What part of speech is metapodosomal?
Metapodosomal is an adjective.

Words near metapodosomal in the dictionary

  1. metapodiale
  2. metapodialia
  3. metapodials
  4. metapodiophalangeal
  5. metapodium
  6. metapodosomal
  7. metapoem
  8. metapoems
  9. metapoet
  10. metapoetic
  11. metapoetical

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