Cleithral
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cleithral is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Relating to, or having, a cleithrum.
Meaning
(anatomy) Relating to, or having, a cleithrum.
More Meanings
- (architecture) Having a roof that forms a complete covering.
Example Sentences
As none of the ovicells were observed to be closed by the operculum, presumably because they were empty and the opercula were resting on the primary orifice rim, the ovicell closure type is subcleithral rather than cleithral [51 ], at least in some species of the genus.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clithral, postcleithral, clitellar, clitoridal, cleidal, epicleidal.
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