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paracymbia

paracymbia is the plural of paracymbium.

Meaning of paracymbium

Noun

paracymbium (plural paracymbia)

  1. In certain male spiders, an appendage extending from the cymbium.
    • The tarsus consists of two parts, the cymbium and paracymbium. The cymbium is the spoon-shaped base of the tarsus. The paracymbium is only a prominent apophysis arising from the base of the cymbium and is articulated with the cymbium by a movable joint.2009, P. A. Sebastian, Spiders of India

Questions about paracymbia

What is paracymbia the plural of?
Paracymbia is the plural of paracymbium.

Words near paracymbia in the dictionary

  1. paracyclist
  2. paracyclists
  3. paracyclophane
  4. paracyclophanes
  5. paracyesis
  6. paracymbia
  7. paracymbial
  8. paracymbium
  9. paracymene
  10. paracyst
  11. paracystitis

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