Peritrophic Uncommon

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Adjective

Describing a tubular chitinous sheath that lines the midgut of many insects.

See Also

endoperitrophic insect sheath midgut peritrophin ectoperitrophic

Related Terms

endoperitrophic insect sheath midgut peritrophin ectoperitrophic

Rhyming Words

hic chic ethic gathic unchic bechic lithic sophic pathic gothic orphic sothic mythic pyrrhic gnathic buddhic myrrhic kleshic nymphic benthic

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