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trinucleid

trinucleid noun: any trilobite of the family †Trinucleidae.

Noun

trinucleid (plural trinucleids)

  1. Any trilobite of the family †Trinucleidae.

Adjective

trinucleid (not comparable)

  1. Of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which they run mostly along the margins, but run parallel to the margin on the dorsal surface of the cephalon.

Forms of trinucleid

pluraltrinucleids

Origin of trinucleid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Trinucleidae.

Questions about trinucleid

What does trinucleid mean?
Trinucleid means any trilobite of the family †Trinucleidae.
What part of speech is trinucleid?
Trinucleid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of trinucleid?
The plural of trinucleid is trinucleids.

Words near trinucleid in the dictionary

  1. trinuclear
  2. trinuclearity
  3. trinucleate
  4. trinucleated
  5. trinucleating
  6. trinucleid
  7. trinucleids
  8. trinucleon
  9. trinucleons
  10. trinucleosomal
  11. trinucleosome

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