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{{Concept
|label=decussated
|lexical category=adjective
|etymology=Latin <i>decussatus</i>, formed crosswise like the letter X
|definition=1. Intersected; striations or bristles crossing at [[acute]] angles forming a [[series]] of X's. 

2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Pertaining to bristles of some Diptera. 

3. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Gastropoda]]) Pertaining to [[radial ribs]].
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{{Concept scheme relation
|scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
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