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proclinate

proclinate adjective: inclined, directed, or leaning forward, like the teeth of some mammals and the bristles on the frons of many insects.

Adjective

proclinate (comparative more proclinate, superlative most proclinate)

  1. Inclined, directed, or leaning forward, like the teeth of some mammals and the bristles on the frons of many insects.

Forms of proclinate

comparativemore proclinate
superlativemost proclinate

Origin of proclinate

From Latin prōclīnātus.

Questions about proclinate

What does proclinate mean?
Proclinate means inclined, directed, or leaning forward, like the teeth of some mammals and the bristles on the frons of many insects.
What part of speech is proclinate?
Proclinate is an adjective.

Words near proclinate in the dictionary

  1. proclaming
  2. proclergy
  3. proclerical
  4. proclericalism
  5. Proclian
  6. proclinate
  7. proclinated
  8. proclination
  9. proclinations
  10. procline
  11. proclined

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