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metastriate

metastriate adjective: describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is behind the anus.

Adjective

metastriate (not comparable)

  1. Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is behind the anus.

Noun

metastriate (plural metastriates)

  1. A tick of this kind.

Forms of metastriate

pluralmetastriates

Origin of metastriate

From meta- + striate.

Questions about metastriate

What does metastriate mean?
Metastriate means describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is behind the anus.
What part of speech is metastriate?
Metastriate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near metastriate in the dictionary

  1. metastories
  2. metastory
  3. metastrategic
  4. metastrategies
  5. metastrategy
  6. metastriate
  7. metastriates
  8. metastring
  9. metastrings
  10. metastrongylid
  11. metastrongylids

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