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pseudocone

pseudocone noun: one of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, such as the dragonfly, taking the place of the crystalline cones of others.

Noun

pseudocone (plural pseudocones)

  1. One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, such as the dragonfly, taking the place of the crystalline cones of others.

Forms of pseudocone

pluralpseudocones

Origin of pseudocone

From pseudo- + cone.

Questions about pseudocone

What does pseudocone mean?
Pseudocone means one of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, such as the dragonfly, taking the place of the crystalline cones of others.
What part of speech is pseudocone?
Pseudocone is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudocone?
The plural of pseudocone is pseudocones.

Words near pseudocone in the dictionary

  1. pseudoconcavity
  2. pseudoconcept
  3. pseudoconcepts
  4. pseudoconditioned
  5. pseudoconditioning
  6. pseudocone
  7. pseudocones
  8. pseudoconformable
  9. pseudoconformably
  10. pseudoconformal
  11. pseudoconformities

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