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Webster 1913 Edition


Stipes

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Sti′pes

(-pēz)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Stipites
(#)
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[L., a stock.]
(Zool.)
(a)
The second joint of a maxilla of an insect or a crustacean.
(b)
An eyestalk.