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proxisteles

proxisteles is the plural of proxistele.

Meaning of proxistele

Noun

proxistele (plural proxisteles)

  1. The proximal portion of the tail-like appendage on a homoiostele.
    • The proxistele is not fundamentally tetramerous and there is little evidence of rotation.1997 October, R[onald] L. Parsley, “The echinoderm classes Stylophora and Homoiostelea: non Calcichordata”, in The Paleontological Society Papers, volume 3, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge...

Questions about proxisteles

What is proxisteles the plural of?
Proxisteles is the plural of proxistele.

Words near proxisteles in the dictionary

  1. proximoventral
  2. proximoventrally
  3. proxiredoxin
  4. proxisome
  5. proxistele
  6. proxisteles
  7. Proxmire
  8. Proxmired
  9. proxorphan
  10. proxy
  11. proxy in blank

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