Scaphocerite

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:53:12

Scaph`o*ce"rite (?), n. [Gr. boat + E. cerite.] Zool.

A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of the antennae of many Crustacea.

 

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