uniramous

[ yoo-nuh-rey-muhs ]

adjective

1. Biology. having one branch.

uniramous

/ ˌjuːnɪˈreɪməs /

adjective

1. (esp of the appendages of crustaceans) consisting of a single branch; undivided Alsouniramoseˌjuːnɪˈreɪməʊs-ræˈməʊs

Word History and Origins

Origin of uniramous¹

uni- + ramous

Example Sentences

The fourth post-oral limb is a lobed plate, usually not distinctly segmented, and the fifth a uniramous pediform leg.

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In Isopoda the antenn are practically uniramous sensory organs.

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The adult chilopod lacks the antennules, and all of the other appendages, with the exception of the maxillul, are uniramous.

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The Crustacea could not possibly be derived from an ancestor with two pairs of uniramous antenn.

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Crustacea with one pair of uniramous antenn, and possessing facial sutures.

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