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penellipse

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

in the caterpillar proleg, the figure formed when a part less than half of a uniserial circle of crochets is absent

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The crochets on the prolegs of this species formed a mesal penellipse.

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