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Meaning of scaphognathite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A thin appendage that draws water through the gills of decapods

Equivalents

Français scaphognathite

Examples

“Indeed, they possess not only a ventilatory system, composed of two scaphognathites ventilating a domiciliar cavity, but also a cardiovascular system composed of a well-differentiated heart and, in the Cylindroleberid family, 6-8 lamellar gills (Vannier et al., 1996; Horne et al., 2002).”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

scaphoid scaphoid abdomen scaphoid bone scaphoidectomy scaphoiditis scapholunar

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