scaphocerite

English

Etymology

From scapho- +‎ Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

scaphocerite (plural scaphocerites)

(zoology) A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of the antennae of many crustaceans.

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “scaphocerite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)