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prosomata

prosomata is the plural of prosoma.

Meaning of prosoma

Noun

prosoma (plural prosomas or prosomata)

  1. The front segment of a body which is divided into two or more segments, especially the cephalothorax of an arachnid or crustacean.
    • The front part, called the cephalothorax (or prosoma), is enclosed within a relatively hard and unyielding chitinous shell.1996, Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, Collins, published 1996, page 12

Questions about prosomata

What is prosomata the plural of?
Prosomata is the plural of prosoma.

Words near prosomata in the dictionary

  1. prosody
  2. prosogyrate
  3. prosoma
  4. prosomal
  5. prosomas
  6. prosomata
  7. prosomatic
  8. prosomatostatin
  9. prosome
  10. prosomere
  11. prosomeres

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