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phaneroglossal

phaneroglossal adjective: having a conspicuous tongue.

Adjective

phaneroglossal (not comparable)

  1. Having a conspicuous tongue.
    • phaneroglossal reptiles.

Origin of phaneroglossal

From phanero- + Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”) + -al.

Questions about phaneroglossal

What does phaneroglossal mean?
Phaneroglossal means having a conspicuous tongue.
What part of speech is phaneroglossal?
Phaneroglossal is an adjective.

Words near phaneroglossal in the dictionary

  1. phanerogamian
  2. phanerogamic
  3. phanerogamous
  4. phanerogams
  5. phanerogamy
  6. phaneroglossal
  7. phaneromania
  8. phaneromanias
  9. phaneromeric
  10. phaneron
  11. phanerons

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