anachoma

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noun

A small tubercle or ridgelet located on the peripheral, inner surface of the right valve of a bivalve.

OriginEnglish choma ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *aná →
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Meanings

nounanachoma (plural anachomata)

plural anachomata

  1. biologyA small tubercle or ridgelet located on the peripheral, inner surface of the right valve of a bivalve.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)
  5. Englishana-
  6. Englishchoma
  7. Englishanachoma

From ana- + choma.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Manahoac
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APA

anachoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anachoma

MLA

“anachoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anachoma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anachoma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anachoma.

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