pseudodipteral

adjective

pseu·​do·​dipteral

¦sü(ˌ)dō+

: marked by columniation that is falsely or imperfectly dipteral in that the inner row of columns is omitted but the space for them is preserved

Word History

Etymology

Greek pseudodipteros + English -al

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