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urostege

urostege noun: one of the plates on the underside of a snake's tail.

Noun

urostege (plural urosteges)

  1. (archaic) One of the plates on the underside of a snake's tail.
    Synonyms:
    subcaudal

Synonyms of urostege

Forms of urostege

pluralurosteges

Questions about urostege

What does urostege mean?
Urostege means one of the plates on the underside of a snake's tail.
What part of speech is urostege?
Urostege is a noun.
What is the plural of urostege?
The plural of urostege is urosteges.

Words near urostege in the dictionary

  1. urospectrin
  2. urostea
  3. urostealith
  4. urostealiths
  5. urostegal
  6. urostege
  7. urosteges
  8. urosteon
  9. urosternite
  10. urosternites
  11. urostomies

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