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acrostichal

acrostichal adjective: situated on the mesothorax of some dipteran flies.

Adjective

acrostichal (not comparable)

  1. Situated on the mesothorax of some dipteran flies

Origin of acrostichal

From acro- + stich + -al.

Words formed from acrostichal

Questions about acrostichal

What does acrostichal mean?
Acrostichal means situated on the mesothorax of some dipteran flies.
What part of speech is acrostichal?
Acrostichal is an adjective.

Words near acrostichal in the dictionary

  1. acrostic
  2. acrostical
  3. acrostically
  4. acrostich
  5. acrostichaceous
  6. acrostichal
  7. acrostichic
  8. acrostichoid
  9. acrostichs
  10. acrosticism
  11. acrostick

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