exite

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noun

An additional lobe on the outer side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb.

Opposite
endite
OriginEnglish ex(o)- ← Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō) ← Proto-Hellenic *eks →
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Meanings

nounexite (plural exites)

plural exites

  1. An additional lobe on the outer side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb.

    Antonyms: endite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn additional lobe on the outer side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb.

Opposite
endite

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishex(o)-
  7. Englishexite

From ex(o)- + -ite.

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APA

exite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exite

MLA

“exite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exite.

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