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umbonal

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[uhm-buh-nl] / ˈʌm bə nl /
Also umbonic

adjective

  1. having the shape or appearance of an umbo; bosslike.

    an umbonal structure.

  2. of, relating to, or near the umbo.

    the umbonal region.


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Origin of umbonal

1850–55; < Latin umbōn- (stem of umbō; see umbo) + -al 1

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Scuta highly convex, broadly oval, apex broad rounded; basal margin narrow, much curved; no internal, umbonal teeth; basal internal rim strong, running up part of the occludent margin.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Valves 5; carina with a truncated and crested base; scuta with strong internal umbonal teeth; terga with the basal point truncated, almost parallel to the occludent margin.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Right-hand scutum alone furnished with an internal umbonal tooth: uppermost part of peduncle dark-coloured.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Valves 5; carina with the basal end produced into a small imbedded disc; scuta convex, without internal umbonal teeth; terga almost rudimentary, scarcely broader than the carina.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Valves 3; scuta pointed, oval, placed almost transversely to the peduncle; internal umbonal teeth strong: terga absent: carina with the basal end produced into a large, oblong, imbedded disc.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

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