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megasthenic

megasthenic adjective: having a typically large size; belonging to the Megasthenes, in former taxonomic classifications.

Adjective

megasthenic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having a typically large size; belonging to the Megasthenes, in former taxonomic classifications.

Questions about megasthenic

What does megasthenic mean?
Megasthenic means having a typically large size; belonging to the Megasthenes, in former taxonomic classifications.
What part of speech is megasthenic?
Megasthenic is an adjective.

Words near megasthenic in the dictionary

  1. megastar
  2. megastardom
  3. megastars
  4. megastate
  5. megastates
  6. megasthenic
  7. megastigmatrienone
  8. megastigmatrienones
  9. megastome
  10. megastomes
  11. megastore

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