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epithecal

epithecal adjective: of or pertaining to the epitheca.

Adjective

epithecal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the epitheca.
    • The epithecal covering of the outer is annulated by low ridges and shallow grooves...Fine, close-set, concentric lines, probably representing lines of growth, are obscurely shown on a few of the better preserved portions of the epithecal surface.1919, G.M. Ehlers, “New Species of Tetracoralla”, in The American journal of science, volume XLVIII

Origin of epithecal

From epitheca + -al.

Questions about epithecal

What does epithecal mean?
Epithecal means of or pertaining to the epitheca.
What part of speech is epithecal?
Epithecal is an adjective.

Words near epithecal in the dictionary

  1. epithalamus
  2. epithalamy
  3. epithalline
  4. epitheca
  5. epithecae
  6. epithecal
  7. epithecia
  8. epithecial
  9. epithecium
  10. epithelia
  11. epithelial

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