Basicerite

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans.

    "He considers the characters of the external antennae, particularly of their second joint (basicerite) of paramount importance[…]"

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"He considers the characters of the external antennae, particularly of their second joint (basicerite) of paramount importance[…]"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “base”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ite.

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