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periglottal

periglottal adjective: around the glottis.

Adjective

periglottal (not comparable)

  1. Around the glottis.

Origin of periglottal

From peri- + glottal.

Questions about periglottal

What does periglottal mean?
Periglottal means around the glottis.
What part of speech is periglottal?
Periglottal is an adjective.

Words near periglottal in the dictionary

  1. periglaciations
  2. periglandular
  3. periglobular
  4. perigloea
  5. periglomerular
  6. periglottal
  7. periglottic
  8. periglottis
  9. perignathic
  10. Perigo
  11. perigon

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