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metatheca

metatheca noun: a later-formed part of the theca in certain graptolites.

Noun

metatheca (plural metathecae)

  1. A later-formed part of the theca in certain graptolites.

Forms of metatheca

pluralmetathecae

Questions about metatheca

What does metatheca mean?
Metatheca means a later-formed part of the theca in certain graptolites.
What part of speech is metatheca?
Metatheca is a noun.
What is the plural of metatheca?
The plural of metatheca is metathecae.

Words near metatheca in the dictionary

  1. metatheatre
  2. metatheatrical
  3. metatheatricalities
  4. metatheatricality
  5. metatheatrically
  6. metatheca
  7. metathecal
  8. metathenardite
  9. metatheologian
  10. metatheologians
  11. metatheological

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