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tormogen

tormogen noun: a specialized epidermal cell in insects, associated with the formation of the socket around the base of a bristle.

Noun

tormogen (plural tormogens)

  1. A specialized epidermal cell in insects, associated with the formation of the socket around the base of a bristle.

Forms of tormogen

pluraltormogens

Origin of tormogen

From Ancient Greek τόρμος (tórmos, “socket”) + -gen.

Questions about tormogen

What does tormogen mean?
Tormogen means a specialized epidermal cell in insects, associated with the formation of the socket around the base of a bristle.
What part of speech is tormogen?
Tormogen is a noun.
What is the plural of tormogen?
The plural of tormogen is tormogens.

Words near tormogen in the dictionary

  1. torminae
  2. torminal
  3. torminous
  4. tormit
  5. tormits
  6. tormogen
  7. tormogens
  8. Tormé
  9. torn
  10. torn a cat
  11. torn along

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