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rostrocaudal

rostrocaudal adjective: with a direction parallel to the head-tail axis.

Adjective

rostrocaudal (not comparable)

  1. With a direction parallel to the head-tail axis.
  2. Between head and tail.
    Synonyms:
    head-tail

Synonyms of rostrocaudal

Origin of rostrocaudal

From rostro- + caudal.

Words formed from rostrocaudal

Questions about rostrocaudal

What does rostrocaudal mean?
Rostrocaudal means with a direction parallel to the head-tail axis.
What part of speech is rostrocaudal?
Rostrocaudal is an adjective.

Words near rostrocaudal in the dictionary

  1. rostriform
  2. Rostro
  3. rostro-
  4. rostro-ventro-lateral
  5. rostro-ventrolateral
  6. rostrocaudal
  7. rostrocaudally
  8. rostroconch
  9. rostrodorsal
  10. rostrodorsally
  11. rostrodorsolateral

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