opisthaptor

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noun

A haptor on the posterior of a trematode.

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Meanings

nounopisthaptor (plural opisthaptors)

plural opisthaptors

  1. A haptor on the posterior of a trematode.

Origin

From opistho- + haptor. By surface analysis, opist- + haptor.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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