nepionic

N1E1P3I1O1N1I1C3

adjective

immature

OriginAncient Greek νήπιος →
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Meanings

adjectivenepionic (comparative more nepionic, superlative most nepionic)

comparative more nepionic · superlative most nepionic

  1. biologyimmature

    A microspheric nucleoconch does not have an obvious deuteroconch, and is followed by a spiral nepionic stage, no matter what the adult chamber arrangement may be.

    1954, Alan Hilder Smout, Lower Tertiary Foraminifera of the Qatar Peninsula, British Museum (Natural History), page 25

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνήπιος“infant”
  2. Englishnepionic

From Ancient Greek νήπιος (nḗpios, “infant”) -n- + -ic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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