Meanings
adjectivemuciparous (comparative more muciparous, superlative most muciparous)
comparative more muciparous · superlative most muciparous
- archaicSecreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.
muciparous gland
Synonyms: blennogenous, mucigenous, mucogenic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSecreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.
Also see
Origin
- Latinparere“to produce”
- Englishmuciparous
From mucus + Latin parere (“to produce”).
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muciparous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muciparous
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