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subumbonal

subumbonal adjective: beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.

Adjective

subumbonal (not comparable)

  1. Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.
    • subumbonal teeth

Origin of subumbonal

From sub- + umbonal.

Questions about subumbonal

What does subumbonal mean?
Subumbonal means beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.
What part of speech is subumbonal?
Subumbonal is an adjective.

Words near subumbonal in the dictionary

  1. subumbellated
  2. subumbels
  3. subumber
  4. subumbilical
  5. subumbilicate
  6. subumbonal
  7. subumbonate
  8. subumbrella
  9. subumbrellar
  10. subumbrellas
  11. subuncinate

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