haplolepidous
English
Etymology
From New Latin haplolepideus, from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “two-fold, single”) + λεπίδιον (lepídion, “small plate used to close a tube”)
Adjective
haplolepidous (comparative more haplolepidous, superlative most haplolepidous)
- A form of arthrodontous peristome:
- (originally) having main teeth formed from a single column of cells up dorsal face;
- (strictly) having only one circle of teeth derived from thickening of the contiguous walls of the primary and inner peristomial layers
- Belonging to the family Haplolepidae
Coordinate terms
- (form of arthrodontous peristome): diplolepidous; sesquilepidous
Translations
form of arthrodontous peristome
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