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monopectinate

monopectinate adjective: of gastropods and molluscs: having a single row of filaments in the gill.

Adjective

monopectinate (not comparable)

  1. Of gastropods and molluscs: having a single row of filaments in the gill.

Origin of monopectinate

From mono- + pectinate.

Questions about monopectinate

What does monopectinate mean?
Monopectinate means of gastropods and molluscs: having a single row of filaments in the gill.
What part of speech is monopectinate?
Monopectinate is an adjective.

Words near monopectinate in the dictionary

  1. monopathic
  2. monopathies
  3. monopathophobia
  4. monopathy
  5. monopatrism
  6. monopectinate
  7. monoped
  8. monopedal
  9. monopeds
  10. monopentose
  11. monopentoses

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