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subascending

subascending adjective: almost or imperfectly ascending.

Adjective

subascending (not comparable)

  1. Almost or imperfectly ascending.
    • Palpi moderate, subascending, rather stout, long scaled below; front with scale tuft; tongue developed; antennæ of slightly flattened, filiform, finely and shortly ciliate; […]1896, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, page 340

Origin of subascending

From sub- + ascending.

Questions about subascending

What does subascending mean?
Subascending means almost or imperfectly ascending.
What part of speech is subascending?
Subascending is an adjective.

Words near subascending in the dictionary

  1. Subartu
  2. Subaru
  3. Subarus
  4. subarytenoid
  5. Subas
  6. subascending
  7. subashi
  8. subashis
  9. subaspect
  10. subaspects
  11. subassemblage

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