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stylophthalmine

stylophthalmine adjective: having or relating to an adaptation in the larvae of certain actinopterygian fish, characterized by the development of elliptical eyes at the apex of long periscopic stalks extending from the head.

Adjective

stylophthalmine (not comparable)

  1. Having or relating to an adaptation in the larvae of certain actinopterygian fish, characterized by the development of elliptical eyes at the apex of long periscopic stalks extending from the head.

Questions about stylophthalmine

What does stylophthalmine mean?
Stylophthalmine means having or relating to an adaptation in the larvae of certain actinopterygian fish, characterized by the development of elliptical eyes at the apex of long periscopic stalks extending from the head.
What part of speech is stylophthalmine?
Stylophthalmine is an adjective.

Words near stylophthalmine in the dictionary

  1. stylophones
  2. stylophoran
  3. stylophorans
  4. stylophore
  5. stylophores
  6. stylophthalmine
  7. stylopid
  8. stylopids
  9. stylopization
  10. stylopize
  11. stylopized

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