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oxea

UK/ˈɒksɪə/US/ˈɑksi.ə/

oxea noun: a monoaxial spicule which is pointed at both ends.

Noun

oxea (plural oxea or oxeas or oxeae)

  1. a monoaxial spicule which is pointed at both ends

Antonyms of oxea

Forms of oxea

pluraloxea
pluraloxeas
pluraloxeae

Origin of oxea

From Ancient Greek ὀξέᾱ (oxéā). Either from the Ionic form of Attic ὀξεῖᾰ (oxeîă), (a feminine form of ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”) applied to ῥᾰ́βδος (rhắbdos, “wand; shaft”)) or a variant of ὀξῠ́ᾱ (oxŭ́ā), ὀξῠ́η (oxŭ́ē, “beech; spear-shaft”).

Words formed from oxea

  • oxeate

Questions about oxea

What does oxea mean?
Oxea means a monoaxial spicule which is pointed at both ends.
What part of speech is oxea?
Oxea is a noun.
How do you pronounce oxea?
Oxea is pronounced /ˈɒksɪə/ (UK).
What is the plural of oxea?
The plural of oxea is oxea.

Words near oxea in the dictionary

  1. oxcarts
  2. oxdralazine
  3. oxdrawn
  4. oxdriver
  5. oxdrivers
  6. oxea
  7. oxeae
  8. oxeas
  9. oxeia
  10. oxeiai
  11. oxeladin

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