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perisomes

perisomes is the plural of perisome.

Meaning of perisome

Noun

perisome (plural perisomes)

  1. The outer body of an invertebrate; the integument
    • In many Echinoïda, as in the Asteroïda, the calcareous plates of the perisome are movably connected together, and so allow of changes in the form of the body.1878, Carl Gegenbaur, Elements of Comparative Anatomy, page 205

Questions about perisomes

What is perisomes the plural of?
Perisomes is the plural of perisome.

Words near perisomes in the dictionary

  1. perisomal
  2. perisomata
  3. perisomatic
  4. perisomatically
  5. perisome
  6. perisomes
  7. perisoteal
  8. perispeckle
  9. perispeckles
  10. perisperm
  11. perispermal

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