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scolecospore

scolecospore noun: a slender, threadlike fungal spore.

Noun

scolecospore (plural scolecospores)

  1. A slender, threadlike fungal spore

Forms of scolecospore

pluralscolecospores

Origin of scolecospore

From scolec + -o- + spore.

Questions about scolecospore

What does scolecospore mean?
Scolecospore means a slender, threadlike fungal spore.
What part of speech is scolecospore?
Scolecospore is a noun.
What is the plural of scolecospore?
The plural of scolecospore is scolecospores.

Words near scolecospore in the dictionary

  1. scolecomorphid
  2. scolecomorphids
  3. scolecophagous
  4. scolecophidian
  5. scolecophidians
  6. scolecospore
  7. scolecospores
  8. Scoles
  9. scolex
  10. scolexes
  11. scolexin

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