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semaphorant

semaphorant is the alternative form of semaphoront.

Meaning of semaphoront

Noun

semaphoront (plural semaphoronts)

  1. (rare) An organism as seen in a specific time during its ontogeny or life cycle, as the object of identification or basis for systematics.
    • […] coding such characters for taxonomic units based uniquely on immature specimens is believed to be misleading, because it cannot be excluded that the states expressed by the immature semaphoronts differ from those expressed by the mature semaphoronts of the same taxon.2024, Andea Cau, "A Unified Framework for Predatory Dinosaur Macroevolution", Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 63, page iii.

Forms of semaphorant

pluralsemaphorants

Questions about semaphorant

What is semaphorant the alternative form of?
Semaphorant is the alternative form of semaphoront.

Words near semaphorant in the dictionary

  1. semantosyllabic
  2. semantra
  3. semantron
  4. semantrons
  5. Semapedia
  6. semaphorant
  7. semaphorants
  8. semaphore
  9. semaphore flag
  10. semaphore flags
  11. semaphore plant

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