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microtrichosity

microtrichosity noun: the quality of being microtrichose.

Noun

microtrichosity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being microtrichose.
    • Males of all three species have very similar microtrichosity pattern of mesoscutum which otherwise helps to associate males with females even if not taken in copula.2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys, →DOI

Origin of microtrichosity

From microtrichose + -ity.

Questions about microtrichosity

What does microtrichosity mean?
Microtrichosity means the quality of being microtrichose.
What part of speech is microtrichosity?
Microtrichosity is a noun.

Words near microtrichosity in the dictionary

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

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