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phonatome

phonatome noun: the cyclic movement of the forewing of insects (especially the cricket) during stridulation.

Noun

phonatome (plural phonatomes)

  1. The cyclic movement of the forewing of insects (especially the cricket) during stridulation

Forms of phonatome

pluralphonatomes

Questions about phonatome

What does phonatome mean?
Phonatome means the cyclic movement of the forewing of insects (especially the cricket) during stridulation.
What part of speech is phonatome?
Phonatome is a noun.
What is the plural of phonatome?
The plural of phonatome is phonatomes.

Words near phonatome in the dictionary

  1. phonates
  2. phonating
  3. phonation
  4. phonational
  5. phonations
  6. phonatome
  7. phonatomes
  8. phonatory
  9. phonautogram
  10. phonautograms
  11. phonautograph

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