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paroral

adjective

In the region of the mouth (of a ciliate).

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Meanings

adjectiveparoral (not comparable)

not comparablebiologyIn the region of the mouth (of a ciliate).

Origin

From para- + oral.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with paroral

oral floral coral pastoral choral aural mayoral auroral binaural amoral monaural loral poral goral perioral aboral adoral circhoral circumoral corollifloral discifloral endaural endoral exosporal

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APA

paroral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroral

MLA

“paroral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paroral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroral.

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