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protocephalon

protocephalon noun: the basic embryonic head of an anthropod.

Noun

protocephalon (plural protocephala)

  1. The basic embryonic head of an anthropod.

Forms of protocephalon

pluralprotocephala

Questions about protocephalon

What does protocephalon mean?
Protocephalon means the basic embryonic head of an anthropod.
What part of speech is protocephalon?
Protocephalon is a noun.
What is the plural of protocephalon?
The plural of protocephalon is protocephala.

Words near protocephalon in the dictionary

  1. protocell
  2. protocells
  3. protocellular
  4. protocephala
  5. protocephalic
  6. protocephalon
  7. protoceratid
  8. protoceratids
  9. protoceratine
  10. protoceratines
  11. protoceratopsian

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