Meanings
adjectivepalatoglossal (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyOf, pertaining to, or involving the palate and the tongue; (specifically) of or pertaining to the palatoglossus.
Synonyms: glossopalatine
nounpalatoglossal (plural palatoglossals)
plural palatoglossals
- alternativerareanatomyAlternative form of palatoglossus.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or involving the palate and the tongue; (specifically) of or pertaining to the palatoglossus.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
- Latinpalātum
- Englishpalato-
- Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
- Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishglossal
- Englishpalatoglossal
From palato- (“relating to the palate”) + glossal.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish podniebienno-językowy
- podniebienno-językowyTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with palatoglossal
apostlecolossaljostlewassailhypoglossalaglossalbasiglossalgenioglossalglossalisoglossalmacrofossilmicrofossilnonfossilpharyngoglossalretroglossalstyloglossalsubfossilsupercolossalthrostlethyroglossal
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
palatoglossal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatoglossal
MLA
“palatoglossal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatoglossal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatoglossal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatoglossal.
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