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antra

antra is the plural of antrum.

Meaning of antrum

Noun

antrum (plural antrums or antra)

  1. A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
    • He could feel his eyes filling their sockets. The front of his face, his nose and antrum, were congested. He breathed the sweet night air deeply and focused his senses and his wits.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 9

Phrases with antra

Questions about antra

What is antra the plural of?
Antra is the plural of antrum.

Words near antra in the dictionary

  1. antproof
  2. antproofed
  3. antproofing
  4. antproofs
  5. antr-
  6. antra
  7. antra of Highmore
  8. antrafenine
  9. antral
  10. antralization
  11. Antras

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antra (page history and authors); antrum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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