English Explanatory Dictionary

haplolepidous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being or relating to a form of arthrodontous peristome:
  2. having main teeth formed from a single column of cells up dorsal face;
  3. having only one circle of teeth derived from thickening of the contiguous walls of the primary and inner peristomial layers.
  4. Belonging to the family Haplolepidae.

Word forms

haplolepidous more haplolepidous most haplolepidous

Etymology

From New Latin haplolepideus, from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “two-fold, single”) + λεπίδιον (lepídion, “small plate used to close a tube”).

Translations

French: haplolépidé German: haplolepid Portuguese: haplolepídeo Spanish: haplolépido
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