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parastigma

parastigma noun: a chitinous spot on the wings of some insects.

Noun

parastigma (plural parastigmas or parastigmata)

  1. A chitinous spot on the wings of some insects

Forms of parastigma

pluralparastigmas
pluralparastigmata

Questions about parastigma

What does parastigma mean?
Parastigma means a chitinous spot on the wings of some insects.
What part of speech is parastigma?
Parastigma is a noun.
What is the plural of parastigma?
The plural of parastigma is parastigmas.

Words near parastigma in the dictionary

  1. parasternal
  2. parasternally
  3. parasthesia
  4. parastichies
  5. parastichy
  6. parastigma
  7. parastigmatic
  8. parastomal
  9. parastrachiid
  10. parastrachiids
  11. parastratotype

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