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polychetous

polychetous is the alternative form of polychaetous.

Meaning of polychaetous

Adjective

polychaetous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to polychaetes.
    • The polychaetous annelid species complex of Neanthes acuminata has a widespread distribution, with names depending on geographic location.2015 September 4, Kondethimmanahalli H. Chandramouli, Donald Reish, Huoming Zhang, Pei-Yuan Qian & Timothy Ravasi, “Proteomic Changes Associated with Successive Reproductive Periods in Male...

Questions about polychetous

What is polychetous the alternative form of?
Polychetous is the alternative form of polychaetous.

Words near polychetous in the dictionary

  1. polychemotherapeutic
  2. polychemotherapies
  3. polychemotherapy
  4. polychete
  5. polychetes
  6. polychetous
  7. polychitin
  8. polychitins
  9. polychloride
  10. polychlorides
  11. polychlorinated

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