uniramous

[ yoo-nuh-rey-muhs ]

/ ˌyu nəˈreɪ məs /

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adjective

Biology. having one branch.

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Origin of uniramous

uni- + ramous

Words nearby uniramous

unipolar, unipotent, unipotential, unique, uniqueness, uniramous, unironically, UNISA, uniseptate, uniserial, uniseriate

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How to use uniramous in a sentence

The fourth post-oral limb is a lobed plate, usually not distinctly segmented, and the fifth a uniramous pediform leg.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
In Isopoda the antenn are practically uniramous sensory organs.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
The adult chilopod lacks the antennules, and all of the other appendages, with the exception of the maxillul, are uniramous.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
The Crustacea could not possibly be derived from an ancestor with two pairs of uniramous antenn.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond

Crustacea with one pair of uniramous antenn, and possessing facial sutures.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for uniramous

uniramous

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈreɪməs) /

adjective

(esp of the appendages of crustaceans) consisting of a single branch; undividedAlso: uniramose (ˌjuːnɪˈreɪməʊs, -ræˈməʊs)

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