basitibial

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adjective

At the base of the tibia.

“basitibial plate”

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Meanings

adjectivebasitibial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyAt the base of the tibia.

    basitibial plate

    1 more example

    Furthermore Patellapis (s. str.) is characterised by the broad, well defined and usually apically rounded basitibial plate of females, the weakly serrated to pectinated inner hind tibial spur of females, the fourth sternum of male[s] with a transverse apical row of coarse bristles, and the helmet-like crest of penis valves.

    2008 October 1, Kim Timmermann, Michael Kuhlmann, “Redefinition of the Southern African Bee Subgenera Patellapis (s. str.), P. (Chaetalictus) and P. (Lomatalictus) (hymenoptera: Halictidae, Genus Patellapis Friese, 1909)”, in Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, volume 81, number 4, →DOI, page 356

Origin

From basi- + tibial.

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APA

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

MLA

“basitibial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basitibial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basitibial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basitibial.

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