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procercus

procercus noun: a short structure from which cerci develop.

Noun

procercus (plural procerci)

  1. A short structure from which cerci develop
    • MR-13 exhibits six setae on each procercus and bifid S III setae on the labrum (Fig 2 ), the former feature suggests that this specimen should belong to the dampfi group while the latter suggests its ascription to the zernyi-cinerella groups.2016 March 4, “Integrated Taxonomy and DNA Barcoding of Alpine Midges (Diptera: Chironomidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of procercus

pluralprocerci

Origin of procercus

From pro- + cercus.

Questions about procercus

What does procercus mean?
Procercus means a short structure from which cerci develop.
What part of speech is procercus?
Procercus is a noun.
What is the plural of procercus?
The plural of procercus is procerci.

Words near procercus in the dictionary

  1. proceratosaurid
  2. proceratosaurids
  3. procerci
  4. procercoid
  5. procercoids
  6. procercus
  7. procere
  8. procerebra
  9. procerebral
  10. procerebrum
  11. proceri

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