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circumoral

UK/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəmˈɒɹəl/

circumoral adjective: around or encircling the mouth.

Adjective

circumoral (not comparable)

  1. Around or encircling the mouth.
    • a strenuous contraction of circumoral fascia

Noun

circumoral (plural circumorals)

  1. Either of a pair of large teeth on each side of the mouth of some fish.

circumoral meaning in Tamil

circumoral in Tamil

வாயைச் சுற்றி, வாய்சூழ்

Forms of circumoral

pluralcircumorals

Origin of circumoral

From circum- + oral.

Words formed from circumoral

Words that rhyme with circumoral

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Questions about circumoral

What does circumoral mean?
Circumoral means around or encircling the mouth.
What is circumoral in Tamil?
Circumoral in Tamil is வாயைச் சுற்றி, வாய்சூழ். See Circumoral meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is circumoral?
Circumoral can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce circumoral?
Circumoral is pronounced /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəmˈɒɹəl/ (UK).

Words near circumoral in the dictionary

  1. circumnutational
  2. circumnutations
  3. circumnutatory
  4. circumocular
  5. circumoesophageal
  6. circumoral
  7. circumorally
  8. circumorals
  9. circumorbital
  10. circumorbitals
  11. circumoval

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circumoral (page history and authors); circumoral (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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