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latisternal

latisternal adjective: having a broad breastbone, or sternum (said of Pithecina, a former taxonomic classification that is now probably Pitheciidae or Pithecia).

Adjective

latisternal (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum (said of Pithecina, a former taxonomic classification that is now probably Pitheciidae or Pithecia)
    • latisternal ape

Origin of latisternal

Latin latus (“broad”) + English sternal.

Words that rhyme with latisternal

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Questions about latisternal

What does latisternal mean?
Latisternal means having a broad breastbone, or sternum (said of Pithecina, a former taxonomic classification that is now probably Pitheciidae or Pithecia).
What part of speech is latisternal?
Latisternal is an adjective.

Words near latisternal in the dictionary

  1. Latisha
  2. latissimi
  3. latissimi dorsi
  4. latissimus
  5. latissimus dorsi
  6. latisternal
  7. latitancy
  8. latitant
  9. latitat
  10. latitation
  11. latitats

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