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protruder

protruder noun: that which protrudes.

Noun

protruder (plural protruders)

  1. That which protrudes.
    • The Muscles of the Tongue are: the Genio-hyoglossus, which is the protruder; — the Hyoglossus, which is the depressor or retractor, or muscle which draws the tongue in; […]1895, Edmond Souchon, Resume of Lectures on Anatomy, page 10

Forms of protruder

pluralprotruders

Origin of protruder

From protrude + -er.

Questions about protruder

What does protruder mean?
Protruder means that which protrudes.
What part of speech is protruder?
Protruder is a noun.
What is the plural of protruder?
The plural of protruder is protruders.

Words near protruder in the dictionary

  1. protruberant
  2. protrudable
  3. protrude
  4. protruded
  5. protrudent
  6. protruder
  7. protruders
  8. protrudes
  9. protrudeth
  10. protrudin
  11. protruding

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