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scissorial

scissorial adjective: relating to the cutting areas on the mandibles of Scarabaeoidea larvae (between the dentes and molar area).

Adjective

scissorial (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the cutting areas on the mandibles of Scarabaeoidea larvae (between the dentes and molar area).
    • [...] with small dorsomolar setae on base of molar area, one large caudolateral seta at scissorial notch and one large lateral seta on molar area[.]1994, Giovanni Onore, Description of the immature stages of six species of Sphaenognathus, with comparative notes on phylogeny and natural history (Insecta: Coleoptera: Lucanidae), page 80
    • Each mandible has two scissorial teeth and a proximal tooth, the mola.2007, African Entomology, page 204

Questions about scissorial

What does scissorial mean?
Scissorial means relating to the cutting areas on the mandibles of Scarabaeoidea larvae (between the dentes and molar area).
What part of speech is scissorial?
Scissorial is an adjective.

Words near scissorial in the dictionary

  1. scissorbill
  2. scissorbills
  3. scissored
  4. scissorer
  5. scissorers
  6. scissorial
  7. scissoring
  8. scissorings
  9. scissorlike
  10. scissors
  11. scissors bite

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