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supracheliceral

supracheliceral adjective: located above the chelicerae.

Adjective

supracheliceral (comparative more supracheliceral, superlative most supracheliceral)

  1. Located above the chelicerae.
    • Two supracheliceral lamellae variously ornamented with spines and tubercles.1980 September 5, James C. Cokendolpher, “Replacement Name for Mesosoma Weed, 1892, With a Revision of the Genus (Opiliones, Phalangiidae, Leiobuninae)”, in Occasional Papers, number 66, The Museum...

Forms of supracheliceral

comparativemore supracheliceral
superlativemost supracheliceral

Origin of supracheliceral

Borrowed from Latin suprachēlicerālis. By surface analysis, supra- + chelicera + -al.

Questions about supracheliceral

What does supracheliceral mean?
Supracheliceral means located above the chelicerae.
What part of speech is supracheliceral?
Supracheliceral is an adjective.

Words near supracheliceral in the dictionary

  1. supracerebellar
  2. supracervical
  3. supracervical hysterectomies
  4. supracervical hysterectomy
  5. supracetabular
  6. supracheliceral
  7. suprachemistry
  8. suprachiasmatic
  9. suprachiasmatical
  10. suprachoroid
  11. suprachoroidal

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