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procerites

procerites is the plural of procerite.

Meaning of procerite

Noun

procerite (plural procerites)

  1. The segment next to the flagellum of the antennae of crustaceans.
    • Merocerite or second joint also furnished with a few yellow hairs, like the carpocerite; terminal filament or procerite a little shorter than the carapace, multiarticulate and provided with long yellow verticilated hairs.1881, Hermann Schlegel, Notes from the Leyden Museum - Volumes 3-4, page 133

Questions about procerites

What is procerites the plural of?
Procerites is the plural of procerite.

Words near procerites in the dictionary

  1. procerebra
  2. procerebral
  3. procerebrum
  4. proceri
  5. procerite
  6. procerites
  7. procerithiid
  8. procerithiids
  9. procerity
  10. procerodid
  11. procerodids

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