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porocalyx

porocalyx noun: a sunken aperture, in some spirophores, used for respiration.

Noun

porocalyx (plural porocalyxes or porocalyces)

  1. A sunken aperture, in some spirophores, used for respiration

Forms of porocalyx

pluralporocalyxes
pluralporocalyces

Origin of porocalyx

From poro- + calyx.

Questions about porocalyx

What does porocalyx mean?
Porocalyx means a sunken aperture, in some spirophores, used for respiration.
What part of speech is porocalyx?
Porocalyx is a noun.
What is the plural of porocalyx?
The plural of porocalyx is porocalyxes.

Words near porocalyx in the dictionary

  1. pornware
  2. porny
  3. Poro
  4. poro-
  5. porocalyces
  6. porocalyx
  7. porocalyxes
  8. porocarcinoma
  9. porocarcinomas
  10. porocephaliasis
  11. porocephalid

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