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periostracal

periostracal adjective: of or pertaining to periostracum.

Adjective

periostracal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to periostracum.

Origin of periostracal

From periostracum + -al.

Questions about periostracal

What does periostracal mean?
Periostracal means of or pertaining to periostracum.
What part of speech is periostracal?
Periostracal is an adjective.

Words near periostracal in the dictionary

  1. periostitic
  2. periostitides
  3. periostitis
  4. periostium
  5. periostraca
  6. periostracal
  7. periostracum
  8. periosts
  9. periot
  10. periotic
  11. periotics

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