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sternorrhynchan

sternorrhynchan noun: any insect of the suborder Sternorrhyncha.

Noun

sternorrhynchan (plural sternorrhynchans)

  1. Any insect of the suborder Sternorrhyncha
    • To our knowledge, the findings presented here represent the most extensive study of learning in a sternorrhynchan species.2016 March 2, “The Influence of Learning on Host Plant Preference in a Significant Phytopathogen Vector, Diaphorina citri”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of sternorrhynchan

pluralsternorrhynchans

Origin of sternorrhynchan

Sternorrhyncha + -an

Questions about sternorrhynchan

What does sternorrhynchan mean?
Sternorrhynchan means any insect of the suborder Sternorrhyncha.
What part of speech is sternorrhynchan?
Sternorrhynchan is a noun.
What is the plural of sternorrhynchan?
The plural of sternorrhynchan is sternorrhynchans.

Words near sternorrhynchan in the dictionary

  1. sternopleuron
  2. sternoptychid
  3. sternoptychids
  4. sternopygid
  5. sternopygids
  6. sternorrhynchan
  7. sternorrhynchans
  8. sternorrhynchous
  9. sternoscapular
  10. sternothoracic
  11. sternothyroid

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