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pteropsin

pteropsin noun: a non-visual opsin present in some winged insects.

Noun

pteropsin (countable and uncountable, plural pteropsins)

  1. A non-visual opsin present in some winged insects

Forms of pteropsin

pluralpteropsins

Origin of pteropsin

From ptero- + opsin.

Questions about pteropsin

What does pteropsin mean?
Pteropsin means a non-visual opsin present in some winged insects.
What part of speech is pteropsin?
Pteropsin is a noun.
What is the plural of pteropsin?
The plural of pteropsin is pteropsins.

Words near pteropsin in the dictionary

  1. pteropodids
  2. pteropodine
  3. pteropodines
  4. pteropodous
  5. pteropods
  6. pteropsin
  7. pteropsins
  8. pteroptochid
  9. pteroptochids
  10. pterorhodin
  11. pterorhodine

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