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paraumbilical

paraumbilical adjective: beyond, or near, the umbilicus.

Adjective

paraumbilical (not comparable)

  1. Beyond, or near, the umbilicus.
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Origin of paraumbilical

From para- + umbilical.

Questions about paraumbilical

What does paraumbilical mean?
Paraumbilical means beyond, or near, the umbilicus.
What part of speech is paraumbilical?
Paraumbilical is an adjective.

Words near paraumbilical in the dictionary

  1. paratypic
  2. paratypical
  3. paratypically
  4. paratyping
  5. Parauapebas
  6. paraumbilical
  7. paraumbite
  8. paraunitary
  9. parauntha
  10. paraunthas
  11. parauque

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