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megaseme

megaseme adjective: having the orbital index relatively large, therefore having eye sockets nearby.

Adjective

megaseme (comparative more megaseme, superlative most megaseme)

  1. (archaic) Having the orbital index relatively large, therefore having eye sockets nearby.

Forms of megaseme

comparativemore megaseme
superlativemost megaseme

Origin of megaseme

From mega- + Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”). Compare French mégasème.

Questions about megaseme

What does megaseme mean?
Megaseme means having the orbital index relatively large, therefore having eye sockets nearby.
What part of speech is megaseme?
Megaseme is an adjective.

Words near megaseme in the dictionary

  1. megaseismic
  2. megaseisms
  3. megaseller
  4. megasellers
  5. megaselling
  6. megaseme
  7. megasequence
  8. megasequences
  9. megaseries
  10. megaservice
  11. megaservices

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