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postcleithrum

postcleithrum noun: a bone in the pectoral girdle of teleost fishes.

Noun

postcleithrum (plural postcleithra)

  1. A bone in the pectoral girdle of teleost fishes.

Forms of postcleithrum

pluralpostcleithra

Questions about postcleithrum

What does postcleithrum mean?
Postcleithrum means a bone in the pectoral girdle of teleost fishes.
What part of speech is postcleithrum?
Postcleithrum is a noun.
What is the plural of postcleithrum?
The plural of postcleithrum is postcleithra.

Words near postcleithrum in the dictionary

  1. postclavicles
  2. postclavicular
  3. postcleavage
  4. postcleithra
  5. postcleithral
  6. postcleithrum
  7. postclimacteric
  8. postclimactic
  9. postclimax
  10. postclinic
  11. postclitic

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