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xanthommatin

xanthommatin noun: a yellow ommochrome found in the wings of lepidoptera.

Noun

xanthommatin (uncountable)

  1. A yellow ommochrome found in the wings of lepidoptera.

Questions about xanthommatin

What does xanthommatin mean?
Xanthommatin means a yellow ommochrome found in the wings of lepidoptera.
What part of speech is xanthommatin?
Xanthommatin is a noun.

Words near xanthommatin in the dictionary

  1. xanthomegnin
  2. Xanthomelanoi
  3. xanthomelanous
  4. xanthometer
  5. xanthometers
  6. xanthommatin
  7. xanthommatine
  8. xanthomonad
  9. xanthomonadin
  10. xanthomonadins
  11. xanthomonads

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