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microphthalmous

microphthalmous adjective: having unusually small eyes.

Adjective

microphthalmous (not comparable)

  1. Having unusually small eyes

Origin of microphthalmous

From micr- + ophthalm- + -ous.

Questions about microphthalmous

What does microphthalmous mean?
Microphthalmous means having unusually small eyes.
What part of speech is microphthalmous?
Microphthalmous is an adjective.

Words near microphthalmous in the dictionary

  1. microphots
  2. microphthalmia
  3. microphthalmias
  4. microphthalmic
  5. microphthalmos
  6. microphthalmous
  7. microphthalmus
  8. microphthalmy
  9. microphyll
  10. microphylline
  11. microphyllinic

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