epityche

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noun

A slit-like opening in certain acritarchs, allowing the organism to exit during excystment.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounepityche (plural epityches)

plural epityches

  1. anatomyA slit-like opening in certain acritarchs, allowing the organism to exit during excystment.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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