reptantian

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noun

Any decapod of the clade Reptantia.

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Meanings

nounreptantian (plural reptantians)

plural reptantians

  1. Any decapod of the clade Reptantia.

    In many reptantian crustaceans, the fast flexor muscles are used in two distinct forms of tailflipping.

    2015, Zen Faulkes, M Fabiana Kubke, “Motor neurons in the escape response circuit of white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus)”, in PeerJ, volume 3, →DOI

Origin

Reptantia + -an

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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