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peltidium

peltidium noun: a prodorsal shield in chelicerates.

Noun

peltidium (plural peltidia)

  1. A prodorsal shield in chelicerates
    Synonyms:
    schizopeltid

Synonyms of peltidium

Forms of peltidium

pluralpeltidia

Origin of peltidium

From Latin pelta (“shield”) + -idium.

Words formed from peltidium

Questions about peltidium

What does peltidium mean?
Peltidium means a prodorsal shield in chelicerates.
What part of speech is peltidium?
Peltidium is a noun.
What is the plural of peltidium?
The plural of peltidium is peltidia.

Words near peltidium in the dictionary

  1. pelters
  2. peltest
  3. pelteth
  4. peltidia
  5. peltidial
  6. peltidium
  7. Peltier
  8. Peltier cooling
  9. Peltier effect
  10. Peltier effects
  11. Peltier's cross

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