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epicanthic

epicanthic adjective: that partially covers the inner angle of the eye.

epicanthic: that partially covers the inner angle of the eye
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Adjective

epicanthic (not comparable)

  1. That partially covers the inner angle of the eye.
    • Along the dimming shore of broken fence and rubble and over the sparse colonies of jakelike dwellings a new curse falling, a plague of bats, small basilisks pugnosed with epicanthic eyes and upreared dogs' ears filled with hair and bellies filled with agony.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 215
    • Still white, but this time there is a hint of epicanthic fold about her eyes.2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 331

epicanthic meaning in Tamil

epicanthic in Tamil

துரைப்பை அடிமடிப்பு

Origin of epicanthic

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) + κανθός (kanthós).

Words formed from epicanthic

Phrases with epicanthic

Questions about epicanthic

What does epicanthic mean?
Epicanthic means that partially covers the inner angle of the eye.
What is epicanthic in Tamil?
Epicanthic in Tamil is துரைப்பை அடிமடிப்பு. See Epicanthic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epicanthic?
Epicanthic is an adjective.

Words near epicanthic in the dictionary

  1. epicantal
  2. epicanthal
  3. epicanthal fold
  4. epicanthal folds
  5. epicanthi
  6. epicanthic
  7. epicanthic fold
  8. epicanthic folds
  9. epicanthoplasties
  10. epicanthoplasty
  11. epicanthus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epicanthic (page history and authors); epicanthic (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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