ypsigon

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noun

The amorphous post-larval stage of the crustacean Hansenocaris, a parasite whose host is unknown.

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Meanings

nounypsigon (plural ypsigons)

plural ypsigons

  1. The amorphous post-larval stage of the crustacean Hansenocaris, a parasite whose host is unknown.

Origin

Blend of ypsilon (“referring to the y-nauplius and y-cyprid larvae”) + kentrogon or vermigon (“similar forms of other crustaceans”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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