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pleurodirous

pleurodirous adjective: having the head and neck folded under the front edge of the carapace by one or more horizontal folds.

Adjective

pleurodirous (not comparable)

  1. Having the head and neck folded under the front edge of the carapace by one or more horizontal folds.

Questions about pleurodirous

What does pleurodirous mean?
Pleurodirous means having the head and neck folded under the front edge of the carapace by one or more horizontal folds.
What part of speech is pleurodirous?
Pleurodirous is an adjective.

Words near pleurodirous in the dictionary

  1. pleurodesis
  2. pleurodiran
  3. pleurodirans
  4. pleurodire
  5. pleurodires
  6. pleurodirous
  7. pleurodont
  8. pleurodontan
  9. pleurodontans
  10. pleurodontid
  11. pleurodontids

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