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proparian

proparian noun: any trilobite in the order †Proparia.

Noun

proparian (plural proparians)

  1. Any trilobite in the order †Proparia.

Adjective

proparian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the order †Proparia of trilobites.
  2. Of a facial suture of a trilobite, terminating forward of the genal angle.
  3. Of a trilobite, having these sutures.
    • Study of silicified ontogenetic series of opisthoparian (Aphelaspis), gonatoparian (Glaphyraspis), and proparian (Hardyoides) trilobites indicates the probable homology of cephalic spines in ptychopariid trilobites.1962, Allison R. Palmer, “Comparative Ontogeny of Some Opisthoparian, Gonatoparian and Proparian Upper Cambrian Trilobites”, in Journal of Paleontology, volume 36, number 1, page 87

Forms of proparian

pluralproparians

Questions about proparian

What does proparian mean?
Proparian means any trilobite in the order †Proparia.
What part of speech is proparian?
Proparian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of proparian?
The plural of proparian is proparians.

Words near proparian in the dictionary

  1. propargylglycine
  2. propargylglycines
  3. propargylic
  4. propargylic acid
  5. propargyls
  6. proparian
  7. proparians
  8. proparoxytone
  9. proparoxytones
  10. proparoxytonic
  11. proparoxytonous

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