diporpa

D2I1P3O1R1P3A1

noun

A juvenile diplozoid that has not yet coupled with another individual.

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Meanings

noundiporpa (plural diporpae)

plural diporpae

  1. biologyA juvenile diplozoid that has not yet coupled with another individual.

    As noted above, the diporpa is capable of locomotion and if it should meet another diporpa, the ventral sucker of one individual grasps the dorsal papilla of the other.

    2007, Graham C. Kearn, Leeches, Lice and Lampreys
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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