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phragmosis

phragmosis noun: positioning behind a barrier (or down a hole, etc.) as a means of defense.

Noun

phragmosis (uncountable)

  1. Positioning behind a barrier (or down a hole, etc.) as a means of defense.

Origin of phragmosis

From phragmo- + -osis.

Questions about phragmosis

What does phragmosis mean?
Phragmosis means positioning behind a barrier (or down a hole, etc.) as a means of defense.
What part of speech is phragmosis?
Phragmosis is a noun.

Words near phragmosis in the dictionary

  1. phragmocones
  2. phragmoconic
  3. phragmocyttarous
  4. phragmoplast
  5. phragmoplasts
  6. phragmosis
  7. phragmosomal
  8. phragmosome
  9. phragmosomes
  10. phragmospore
  11. phragmospores

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