Riker mount

noun

A flat container used for mounting a specimen (typically plant or insect) on cotton wool or other backing material, often with transparent glass or plastic cover as protection.

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Meanings

nounRiker mount (plural Riker mounts)

plural Riker mounts

  1. A flat container used for mounting a specimen (typically plant or insect) on cotton wool or other backing material, often with transparent glass or plastic cover as protection.

Origin

It was patented in 1902 by Clarence B. Riker.

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Riker mount. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riker%20mount

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“Riker mount.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riker%20mount. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Riker mount,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Riker%20mount.

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