epicanthic

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adjective

That partially covers the inner angle of the eye.

OriginAncient Greek ἐπί →
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Meanings

adjectiveepicanthic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyThat partially covers the inner angle of the eye.

    Still white, but this time there is a hint of epicanthic fold about her eyes.

    2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 331
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    Along the dimming shore of broken fence and rubble and over the sparse colonies of jakelike dwellings a new curse falling, a plague of bats, small basilisks pugnosed with epicanthic eyes and upreared dogs' ears filled with hair and bellies filled with agony.

    1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 215

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπί
  2. Englishepicanthic

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) + κανθός (kanthós).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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