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octoon

octoon noun: the eighth segment of an insect.

Noun

octoon

  1. The eighth segment of an insect.
    • […] octoon short, less than half the length of the metapodeon; ennaton much longer than the octoon; decaton as long as the ennaton; […]1846, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology, Francis Walker, List of the Specimens of the Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum (page 85)

Questions about octoon

What does octoon mean?
Octoon means the eighth segment of an insect.
What part of speech is octoon?
Octoon is a noun.

Words near octoon in the dictionary

  1. octonionically
  2. octonionics
  3. octonions
  4. octonocular
  5. octonucleate
  6. octoon
  7. octopal
  8. octopamine
  9. octopaminergic
  10. octopartite
  11. octopawn

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