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podophthalmite

podophthalmite noun: the eyestalk of a crustacean.

Noun

podophthalmite (plural podophthalmites)

  1. The eyestalk of a crustacean.

Forms of podophthalmite

pluralpodophthalmites

Origin of podophthalmite

From podo-; Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”); -ite.

Questions about podophthalmite

What does podophthalmite mean?
Podophthalmite means the eyestalk of a crustacean.
What part of speech is podophthalmite?
Podophthalmite is a noun.
What is the plural of podophthalmite?
The plural of podophthalmite is podophthalmites.

Words near podophthalmite in the dictionary

  1. podophages
  2. podophile
  3. podophiles
  4. podophilia
  5. podophilic
  6. podophthalmite
  7. podophthalmites
  8. podophthalmous
  9. podophyllaceous
  10. podophyllin
  11. podophyllins

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