scapulet

English

Etymology

scapula +‎ -et or scapula +‎ -let

Noun

scapulet (plural scapulets)

  1. (zoology) A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of each of the arm-like lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medusae.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Last modified on 12 April 2012, at 13:26