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dirhinous

dirhinous adjective: involving or possessing two nostrils.

Adjective

dirhinous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Involving or possessing two nostrils.

Origin of dirhinous

From di- + Ancient Greek ῥίς (rhís, “nose”) + -ous.

Questions about dirhinous

What does dirhinous mean?
Dirhinous means involving or possessing two nostrils.
What part of speech is dirhinous?
Dirhinous is an adjective.

Words near dirhinous in the dictionary

  1. dirhamnolipids
  2. dirhams
  3. dirhem
  4. dirhems
  5. dirhenium
  6. dirhinous
  7. dirhm
  8. dirhms
  9. dirhodium
  10. dirhombicosidodecahedron
  11. dirhombicosidodecahedrons

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