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genual

genual adjective: of or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.

Adjective

genual (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.
    • The phyllocoptine species Paraciota tetracanthae Mohanasundaram (1984) exemplifies a minimal number of leg setae in lacking all but the genual seta of leg I and the tarsal setae of both legs.1996, E.E. Linquist, Eriophyoid Mites: Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control, page 23

Origin of genual

PIE word *ǵónu From New Latin genuālis, from Latin genū (“knee”). By surface analysis, Latin genū + -al.

Words formed from genual

Questions about genual

What does genual mean?
Genual means of or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.
What part of speech is genual?
Genual is an adjective.

Words near genual in the dictionary

  1. genu recurvatum
  2. genu valgum
  3. genu valgums
  4. genu varum
  5. genua
  6. genual
  7. genually
  8. genuclast
  9. genuclasts
  10. genuflect
  11. genuflected

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