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thoracetron

thoracetron noun: a plate formed by the fusion of opisthosomal tergites in horseshoe crabs.

Noun

thoracetron (plural thoracetra)

  1. A plate formed by the fusion of opisthosomal tergites in horseshoe crabs

Forms of thoracetron

pluralthoracetra

Questions about thoracetron

What does thoracetron mean?
Thoracetron means a plate formed by the fusion of opisthosomal tergites in horseshoe crabs.
What part of speech is thoracetron?
Thoracetron is a noun.
What is the plural of thoracetron?
The plural of thoracetron is thoracetra.

Words near thoracetron in the dictionary

  1. thoracalgia
  2. thoracenteses
  3. thoracentesis
  4. thoraces
  5. thoracetra
  6. thoracetron
  7. thoracic
  8. thoracic aorta
  9. thoracic cage
  10. thoracic cages
  11. thoracic cavities

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