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hypural

/haɪˈpjʊəɹəl/

hypural adjective: under the tail.

Adjective

hypural (not comparable)

  1. Under the tail
    • hypural plate, hypural piece, hypural bone

Noun

hypural (plural hypurals)

  1. Such a bone

Forms of hypural

pluralhypurals

Origin of hypural

From hyp- (“under”) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -al.

Words formed from hypural

Phrases with hypural

Questions about hypural

What does hypural mean?
Hypural means under the tail.
What part of speech is hypural?
Hypural can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce hypural?
Hypural is pronounced /haɪˈpjʊəɹəl/.

Words near hypural in the dictionary

  1. hypsometry
  2. hypsophobia
  3. hypsophyll
  4. hypsophyllary
  5. hypsophylls
  6. hypural
  7. hypural joint
  8. hypural joints
  9. hypurals
  10. hypusinate
  11. hypusinated

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