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opisthopubic

opisthopubic adjective: having the pubis bones pointing backward, as in some dinosaurs.

Adjective

opisthopubic (not comparable)

  1. Having the pubis bones pointing backward, as in some dinosaurs.

Origin of opisthopubic

From opistho- + pubic.

Questions about opisthopubic

What does opisthopubic mean?
Opisthopubic means having the pubis bones pointing backward, as in some dinosaurs.
What part of speech is opisthopubic?
Opisthopubic is an adjective.

Words near opisthopubic in the dictionary

  1. opisthonotal
  2. opisthoparian
  3. opisthoparians
  4. opisthoproctid
  5. opisthoproctids
  6. opisthopubic
  7. opisthorchiasis
  8. opisthorchiatic
  9. opisthorchid
  10. opisthorchidal
  11. opisthorchids

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