decaton

D2E1C3A1T1O1N1

noun

The tenth segment of an insect.

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Meanings

noun
  1. biologyThe tenth segment of an insect.

    […] octoon short, less than half the length of the metapodeon; ennaton much longer than the octoon; decaton as long as the ennaton; […]

    1846, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology, Francis Walker, List of the Specimens of the Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum (page 85)

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APA

decaton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaton

MLA

“decaton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decaton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaton.

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