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subperipheral

subperipheral adjective: in a gastropod shell, denoting the region just below the maximum width of the whorl.

Adjective

subperipheral (not comparable)

  1. In a gastropod shell, denoting the region just below the maximum width of the whorl.

Antonyms of subperipheral

Origin of subperipheral

From sub- + peripheral.

Questions about subperipheral

What does subperipheral mean?
Subperipheral means in a gastropod shell, denoting the region just below the maximum width of the whorl.
What part of speech is subperipheral?
Subperipheral is an adjective.

Words near subperipheral in the dictionary

  1. subperiodicity
  2. subperiods
  3. subperiosteal
  4. subperiosteally
  5. subperiostial
  6. subperipheral
  7. subperitoneal
  8. subperitoneally
  9. subperitoneum
  10. subpermafrost
  11. subpermanent

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