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scalid

scalid noun: a curved spine arranged in circles on Loricifera, Kinorhyncha or Priapulida.

Noun

scalid (plural scalids)

  1. A curved spine arranged in circles on Loricifera, Kinorhyncha or Priapulida.

Forms of scalid

pluralscalids

Origin of scalid

From Ancient Greek σκαλιδον (skalidon, “hoe”).

Words formed from scalid

Questions about scalid

What does scalid mean?
Scalid means a curved spine arranged in circles on Loricifera, Kinorhyncha or Priapulida.
What part of speech is scalid?
Scalid is a noun.
What is the plural of scalid?
The plural of scalid is scalids.

Words near scalid in the dictionary

  1. scalic
  2. Scalici
  3. scalicide
  4. scalicides
  5. Scalicis
  6. scalid
  7. scalidophoran
  8. scalidophorans
  9. scalids
  10. scalie
  11. scalier

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