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subdiscoidal

subdiscoidal adjective: posterior to a discoidal region.

Adjective

subdiscoidal (not comparable)

  1. posterior to a discoidal region
    • The corallum is generally turbinate, but shows a wide variation ranging from subdiscoidal or patellate forms to thick cylindrical columns [29 ,37 ].2015 July 23, “Parascolymia (Scleractinia: Lobophylliidae) in the Central Paratethys Sea (Vienna Basin, Austria) and its possible biogeographic implications”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of subdiscoidal

From sub- + discoidal.

Questions about subdiscoidal

What does subdiscoidal mean?
Subdiscoidal means posterior to a discoidal region.
What part of speech is subdiscoidal?
Subdiscoidal is an adjective.

Words near subdiscoidal in the dictionary

  1. subdirs
  2. subdiscal
  3. subdisciplinary
  4. subdiscipline
  5. subdisciplines
  6. subdiscoidal
  7. subdiscussion
  8. subdiscussions
  9. subdisk
  10. subdisks
  11. subdissect

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