repagulum

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noun

A modified abortive egg that may be used to protect the other eggs from predation.

OriginLatin repagulum →
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Meanings

nounrepagulum (plural repagula)

plural repagula

  1. biologyA modified abortive egg that may be used to protect the other eggs from predation.

Origin

  1. Latinrepagulum“bolt, bar, restraint”
  2. Englishrepagulum

Borrowed from Latin repagulum (“bolt, bar, restraint”).

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

Chicago

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

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