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venomosalivary

venomosalivary adjective: relating to venom and saliva.

Adjective

venomosalivary (not comparable)

  1. (dated, rare) Relating to venom and saliva.
    • Sporule forms of the parasite have been found in the venomosalivary gland, and as the lancet of the mosquito is anointed by the secretion from this gland, it becomes possible to understand how infection may be brought about.1901, William Michael Late Coplin, Manual of Pathology, page 216
    • Here they undergo reproduction by a sexual process, and appear in her venomosalivary gland in a condition ready for transmission to the next person bitten.1912, Herbert Fox, Elementary bacteriology and protozoölogy, page 211

Origin of venomosalivary

From venom + -o- + salivary.

Questions about venomosalivary

What does venomosalivary mean?
Venomosalivary means relating to venom and saliva.
What part of speech is venomosalivary?
Venomosalivary is an adjective.

Words near venomosalivary in the dictionary

  1. venomizing
  2. venomless
  3. venomlike
  4. venomoid
  5. venomoids
  6. venomosalivary
  7. venomosity
  8. venomotor
  9. venomous
  10. venomous-tongued
  11. venomously

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