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stylosome

stylosome noun: a funnel- or channel-like structure formed in response to trombiculid mites injecting digestive enzymes into the skin.

Noun

stylosome (plural stylosomes)

  1. A funnel- or channel-like structure formed in response to trombiculid mites injecting digestive enzymes into the skin.

Forms of stylosome

pluralstylosomes
alternative formstylostome

Questions about stylosome

What does stylosome mean?
Stylosome means a funnel- or channel-like structure formed in response to trombiculid mites injecting digestive enzymes into the skin.
What part of speech is stylosome?
Stylosome is a noun.
What is the plural of stylosome?
The plural of stylosome is stylosomes.

Words near stylosome in the dictionary

  1. stylopodium
  2. stylopods
  3. stylops
  4. stylos
  5. stylose
  6. stylosome
  7. stylosomes
  8. stylospore
  9. stylospores
  10. stylosporous
  11. stylostatistical

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