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psammophore

psammophore noun: a collection of long hairs on the underside of the head of some ants that is used to carry sand.

Noun

psammophore (plural psammophores)

  1. A collection of long hairs on the underside of the head of some ants that is used to carry sand

Forms of psammophore

pluralpsammophores

Questions about psammophore

What does psammophore mean?
Psammophore means a collection of long hairs on the underside of the head of some ants that is used to carry sand.
What part of speech is psammophore?
Psammophore is a noun.
What is the plural of psammophore?
The plural of psammophore is psammophores.

Words near psammophore in the dictionary

  1. psammophile
  2. psammophiles
  3. psammophilic
  4. psammophilous
  5. psammophobic
  6. psammophore
  7. psammophores
  8. psammophyte
  9. psammophytes
  10. psammosere
  11. psammoseres

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