membral

M3E1M3B3R1A1L1
UK/ˈmɛmbɹəl/

adjective

Relating to a member, in various senses; especially, (anatomy, zoology) pertaining to a limb.

OriginLatin membrum →
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Meanings

adjectivemembral (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableRelating to a member, in various senses; especially, (anatomy, zoology) pertaining to a limb.

    This man speakes of an unnaturall ill-favourdnesse and membrall deformity, but we call ill-favourdnesse a kinde of unseemelinesse at the first sight, which chiefely lodgeth in the face, and by the colour worketh a dislike in us.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.12

Origin

  1. Latinmembrum
  2. Englishmembral

From Latin membrum + -al.

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Anagrams

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APA

membral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membral

MLA

“membral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membral. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “membral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/membral.

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