English Explanatory Dictionary

ypsigon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

ypsigon ypsigons

Etymology

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

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