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octotaxic

octotaxic adjective: of or relating to the system of porose secretory organs found in poronotic oribatid mites.

Adjective

octotaxic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the system of porose secretory organs found in poronotic oribatid mites.

Origin of octotaxic

From octo- + taxis + -ic.

Questions about octotaxic

What does octotaxic mean?
Octotaxic means of or relating to the system of porose secretory organs found in poronotic oribatid mites.
What part of speech is octotaxic?
Octotaxic is an adjective.

Words near octotaxic in the dictionary

  1. octosyllabic
  2. octosyllabical
  3. octosyllabics
  4. octosyllable
  5. octosyllables
  6. octotaxic
  7. octothorn
  8. octothorns
  9. octothorp
  10. octothorpe
  11. octothorpes

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