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perispindle

perispindle adjective: surrounding a spindle.

Adjective

perispindle (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a spindle

Origin of perispindle

From peri- + spindle.

Questions about perispindle

What does perispindle mean?
Perispindle means surrounding a spindle.
What part of speech is perispindle?
Perispindle is an adjective.

Words near perispindle in the dictionary

  1. perisphinctid
  2. perisphinctids
  3. perisphinctoid
  4. perisphinctoids
  5. perispinal
  6. perispindle
  7. perispinous
  8. perispiracular
  9. perispirit
  10. perispiritic
  11. perispirits

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