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ypsigon

ypsigon noun: the amorphous post-larval stage of the crustacean Hansenocaris, a parasite whose host is unknown.

Noun

ypsigon (plural ypsigons)

  1. The amorphous post-larval stage of the crustacean Hansenocaris, a parasite whose host is unknown.

Forms of ypsigon

pluralypsigons

Origin of ypsigon

Blend of ypsilon (“referring to the y-nauplius and y-cyprid larvae”) + kentrogon or vermigon (“similar forms of other crustaceans”).

Questions about ypsigon

What does ypsigon mean?
Ypsigon means the amorphous post-larval stage of the crustacean Hansenocaris, a parasite whose host is unknown.
What part of speech is ypsigon?
Ypsigon is a noun.
What is the plural of ypsigon?
The plural of ypsigon is ypsigons.

Words near ypsigon in the dictionary

  1. yprisoned
  2. Yprois
  3. YPs
  4. YPSCE
  5. Ypsi
  6. ypsigon
  7. ypsigons
  8. Ypsilanti
  9. ypsiliform
  10. ypsiloid
  11. ypsilon

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