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sacculina

sacculina noun: a parasite of the genus Sacculina.

Noun

sacculina (plural sacculinas or sacculinae)

  1. A parasite of the genus Sacculina.

Forms of sacculina

pluralsacculinas
pluralsacculinae

Origin of sacculina

From the genus name.

Questions about sacculina

What does sacculina mean?
Sacculina means a parasite of the genus Sacculina.
What part of speech is sacculina?
Sacculina is a noun.
What is the plural of sacculina?
The plural of sacculina is sacculinas.

Words near sacculina in the dictionary

  1. sacculations
  2. saccule
  3. saccules
  4. sacculi
  5. sacculiform
  6. sacculina
  7. sacculinas
  8. sacculinid
  9. sacculinids
  10. sacculinization
  11. sacculitis

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