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rostrolatus

rostrolatus noun: in barnacles, the name for one of two large shell plates immediately lateral to the rostrum.

Noun

rostrolatus (plural rostrolatera)

  1. In barnacles, the name for one of two large shell plates immediately lateral to the rostrum.

Forms of rostrolatus

pluralrostrolatera

Origin of rostrolatus

From rostral + latus.

Questions about rostrolatus

What does rostrolatus mean?
Rostrolatus means in barnacles, the name for one of two large shell plates immediately lateral to the rostrum.
What part of speech is rostrolatus?
Rostrolatus is a noun.
What is the plural of rostrolatus?
The plural of rostrolatus is rostrolatera.

Words near rostrolatus in the dictionary

  1. rostroid
  2. rostrolatera
  3. rostrolateral
  4. rostrolaterally
  5. rostrolateroventral
  6. rostrolatus
  7. rostromedial
  8. rostromedially
  9. rostromedulla
  10. Rostron
  11. rostronasal

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