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reptantian

reptantian noun: any decapod of the clade Reptantia.

Noun

reptantian (plural reptantians)

  1. Any decapod of the clade Reptantia.
    • In many reptantian crustaceans, the fast flexor muscles are used in two distinct forms of tailflipping.2015, Zen Faulkes, M Fabiana Kubke, “Motor neurons in the escape response circuit of white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus)”, in PeerJ, volume 3, →DOI

Forms of reptantian

pluralreptantians

Origin of reptantian

Reptantia + -an

Questions about reptantian

What does reptantian mean?
Reptantian means any decapod of the clade Reptantia.
What part of speech is reptantian?
Reptantian is a noun.
What is the plural of reptantian?
The plural of reptantian is reptantians.

Words near reptantian in the dictionary

  1. Reps.
  2. Repsher
  3. Repshers
  4. rept-
  5. reptant
  6. reptantian
  7. reptantians
  8. reptarenavirus
  9. reptarenaviruses
  10. reptarium
  11. reptating

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