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perispiracular

perispiracular adjective: surrounding a spiracle.

Adjective

perispiracular (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a spiracle

Origin of perispiracular

From peri- + spiracular.

Questions about perispiracular

What does perispiracular mean?
Perispiracular means surrounding a spiracle.
What part of speech is perispiracular?
Perispiracular is an adjective.

Words near perispiracular in the dictionary

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

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