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supraperipheral

supraperipheral adjective: in a gastropod shell the region just above the maximum width of the whorl.

Adjective

supraperipheral (not comparable)

  1. In a gastropod shell the region just above the maximum width of the whorl.

Antonyms of supraperipheral

Origin of supraperipheral

From supra- + peripheral.

Questions about supraperipheral

What does supraperipheral mean?
Supraperipheral means in a gastropod shell the region just above the maximum width of the whorl.
What part of speech is supraperipheral?
Supraperipheral is an adjective.

Words near supraperipheral in the dictionary

  1. suprapathological
  2. suprapectineal
  3. suprapedal
  4. suprapelvic
  5. supraperiosteal
  6. supraperipheral
  7. supraperitoneal
  8. suprapersonal
  9. suprapharmacological
  10. suprapharmacologically
  11. supraphrenic

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