endophragm

noun

en·​do·​phragm

plural -s

: septum

specifically : one formed by the apodemes of the crustacean thorax

endophragmal

¦⸗⸗¦fragməl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary end- + -phragm (as in diaphragm)

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