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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>apexes</b>, <b>apices</b>
 
|lexical category=noun; plural <b>apexes</b>, <b>apices</b>
 
|etymology=Latin <i>apex</i>, tip
 
|etymology=Latin <i>apex</i>, tip
|definition=1. That portion of any structure opposite the base of attachment; the tip.  
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|definition=1. That portion of any [[structure]] opposite the [[base]] of attachment; the tip.  
  
2. ([[Arthropoda]]: Crustacea) The upper angle of the scutum or tergum of certain barnacles.  
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2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Crustacea]]) The upper angle of the [[scutum]] or [[tergum]] of certain barnacles.  
  
 
3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Wing tip.  
 
3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Wing tip.  
  
4. ([[Mollusca]]) <i>a.</i> In Polyplacophora, the beak or umbo of a valve. <i>b.</i> In Gastropoda, the first-formed end of a shell.
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4. ([[Mollusca]]) <i>a.</i> In [[Polyplacophora]], the [[beak]] or [[umbo]] of a [[valve]]. <i>b.</i> In [[Gastropoda]], the first-formed end of a [[shell]].
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013

apex (noun; plural apexes, apices; Latin apex, tip): 1. That portion of any structure opposite the base of attachment; the tip.

2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) The upper angle of the scutum or tergum of certain barnacles.

3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) Wing tip.

4. (Mollusca) a. In Polyplacophora, the beak or umbo of a valve. b. In Gastropoda, the first-formed end of a shell.