uniramous

American

[yoo-nuh-rey-muhs] / ˌyu nəˈreɪ məs /

adjective

Biology. having one branch.

uniramous British

/ ˌjuːnɪˈreɪməs /

adjective

Also: uniramose. (esp of the appendages of crustaceans) consisting of a single branch; undivided

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Etymology

Origin of uniramous

uni- + ramous

Example Sentences

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The antennules are uniramous, the others biramous, and all three pairs are used in swimming.

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Saccocirrus, which also lives in sand, and more closely resembles the Polychaeta, has throughout the greater length of its body on each segment a pair of small uniramous parapodia bearing a bunch of simple setae.

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