cyphosomatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing larvae whose dorsal side is curved while the ventral surface remains straight or flat.

Word forms

cyphosomatic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῡφός (kūphós, “bent”) + σῶμᾰ (sômă, “body”) + -tic.

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