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ptychonomes

ptychonomes is the plural of ptychonome.

Meaning of ptychonome

Noun

ptychonome (plural ptychonomes)

  1. An enclosure formed (of leaves) by some organisms of the order Lepidoptera; a tentiform mine.
    • The ptychonome of messaniella containing an Apanteles cocoon is generally recognizable by its large volume, due to an increased maximal distance between the two epidermal layers,1962, Hymenoptera reprints: Bradley collection

Questions about ptychonomes

What is ptychonomes the plural of?
Ptychonomes is the plural of ptychonome.

Words near ptychonomes in the dictionary

  1. ptychodontids
  2. ptychographic
  3. ptychographical
  4. ptychography
  5. ptychonome
  6. ptychonomes
  7. ptychonomous
  8. ptychopariid
  9. ptychopariids
  10. ptychopterid
  11. ptychopterids

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