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paraloph

paraloph noun: a crest attaching the paracone to the protocone or the median mure.

Noun

paraloph (plural paralophs)

  1. A crest attaching the paracone to the protocone or the median mure.

Forms of paraloph

pluralparalophs

Origin of paraloph

From para- + loph.

Questions about paraloph

What does paraloph mean?
Paraloph means a crest attaching the paracone to the protocone or the median mure.
What part of speech is paraloph?
Paraloph is a noun.
What is the plural of paraloph?
The plural of paraloph is paralophs.

Words near paraloph in the dictionary

  1. paralogs
  2. paralogue
  3. paralogues
  4. paraloguous
  5. paralogy
  6. paraloph
  7. paralophid
  8. paralophids
  9. paralophs
  10. paralophule
  11. paralophules

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