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n. [Gr. pseudos, false; L. operculum, lid](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)On the eggs of Heteroptera, an independently evolved cap-like structure.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
pseudoperculum
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pseudoperculum — (Subclass Copepoda): Dorsal outgrowth of posterior margin of penultimate urosomal somite [Boxshall and Halsey, 2004] … Crustacea glossary
pseudoperculum — pseud·operculum … English syllables
pseudoperculum — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pseud + operculum : epiphragm 1 … Useful english dictionary
