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microtrichose

microtrichose adjective: relating to, or having microtrichia.

Adjective

microtrichose (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or having microtrichia
    • However, the mesoscutum in the new species is entirely microtrichose but with three lustrous stripes below lines of setae in Rhamphomyia sp.2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys, →DOI

Origin of microtrichose

From micro- + trichose.

Words formed from microtrichose

Questions about microtrichose

What does microtrichose mean?
Microtrichose means relating to, or having microtrichia.
What part of speech is microtrichose?
Microtrichose is an adjective.

Words near microtrichose in the dictionary

  1. microtrichia
  2. microtrichial
  3. microtrichium
  4. microtrichome
  5. microtrichomes
  6. microtrichose
  7. microtrichosity
  8. microtrix
  9. microtron
  10. microtrons
  11. microtropia

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