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mystax

mystax noun: a line or group of prominent bristles on the lower face of certain Diptera (insects).

Noun

mystax (plural mystaxes)

  1. A line or group of prominent bristles on the lower face of certain Diptera (insects)

Forms of mystax

pluralmystaxes

Questions about mystax

What does mystax mean?
Mystax means a line or group of prominent bristles on the lower face of certain Diptera (insects).
What part of speech is mystax?
Mystax is a noun.
What is the plural of mystax?
The plural of mystax is mystaxes.

Words near mystax in the dictionary

  1. mystagogue
  2. mystagogues
  3. mystagogus
  4. mystagogy
  5. mystai
  6. mystax
  7. mystaxes
  8. mystecete
  9. mystecetes
  10. mysterama
  11. mysteria

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