genual

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.

OriginNew Latin genuālis ← Latin genū →
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Meanings

adjectivegenual (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.

    The phyllocoptine species Paraciota tetracanthae Mohanasundaram (1984) exemplifies a minimal number of leg setae in lacking all but the genual seta of leg I and the tarsal setae of both legs.

    1996, E.E. Linquist, Eriophyoid Mites: Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control, page 23

Origin

  1. Latingenū“knee”
  2. New Latingenuālis
  3. Englishgenual

PIE word *ǵónu From New Latin genuālis, from Latin genū (“knee”). By surface analysis, Latin genū + -al.

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Translations

Bulgarian коле́нен
  • коле́нен (kolénen)pertaining to the knee
Czech kolenní, kolenový
  • kolennípertaining to the knee
  • kolenovýpertaining to the knee
Finnish polvi-
  • polvi-pertaining to the knee
French géniculaire
  • géniculairepertaining to the knee
German Knie-
  • Knie-pertaining to the knee
Polish kolanowy
  • kolanowypertaining to the knee
Russian коле́нный
  • коле́нный (kolénnyj)pertaining to the knee
Slovak kolenný, kolenový
  • kolennýpertaining to the knee
  • kolenovýpertaining to the knee
Ukrainian колі́нний
  • колі́нний (kolínnyj)pertaining to the knee

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

languelenguaNauglelaguneNelaug
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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