epipleural

E1P3I1P3L1E1U1R1A1L1

adjective

Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra

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Meanings

adjectiveepipleural (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyArising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra

    epipleural spines

    1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals
  2. not comparableRelating to an epipleuron
nounepipleural (plural epipleurals)

plural epipleurals

  1. An epipleural bone

Origin

From epi- + pleural.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with epipleural

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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