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(zoology) Having the head and neck folded under the front edge of the carapace by one or more horizontal folds..
Use pleurodirous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pleurodirous means (zoology) Having the head and neck folded under the front edge of the carapace by one or more horizontal folds..
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Use pleurodirous where its definition matches the intended context.
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