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hypogea

hypogea is the plural of hypogeum.

Meaning of hypogeum

Noun

hypogeum (plural hypogeums or hypogea)

  1. An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).
    • Contour: the unique parameters of Karen’s body – beckoning vents of mouth and vulva, the soft hypogeum of the anus.1969, JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition

Questions about hypogea

What is hypogea the plural of?
Hypogea is the plural of hypogeum.

Words near hypogea in the dictionary

  1. hypogastrium
  2. hypogastrocele
  3. hypogastroceles
  4. hypogastrurid
  5. hypogastrurids
  6. hypogea
  7. hypogeal
  8. hypogeally
  9. hypogean
  10. hypogee
  11. hypogees

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