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opisthorhynchous

opisthorhynchous adjective: having the beak directed backwards.

Adjective

opisthorhynchous (not comparable)

  1. Having the beak directed backwards.

Questions about opisthorhynchous

What does opisthorhynchous mean?
Opisthorhynchous means having the beak directed backwards.
What part of speech is opisthorhynchous?
Opisthorhynchous is an adjective.

Words near opisthorhynchous in the dictionary

  1. opisthorchid
  2. opisthorchidal
  3. opisthorchids
  4. opisthorchiid
  5. opisthorchiids
  6. opisthorhynchous
  7. opisthosoma
  8. opisthosomal
  9. opisthosomas
  10. opisthosomata
  11. opisthosomatic

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