Opephoroid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Opephoroid is an adjective meaning Relating to or characteristic of diatoms of the genus Opephora.
Meaning
Relating to or characteristic of diatoms of the genus Opephora.
Example Sentences
Valves in natural populations usually linear to lanceolate elongate with obtusely rounded apices, in culture rather linear elongate, sometimes opephoroid, with broadly rounded head pole and acutely rounded footpole, 6.5–13.3 (in culture), up to 18.9 (in natural population) μm long, 3–4.3 μm in width.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oophoric, ophiuran, oophytic, odontophoral, oophagous, oidioid.
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