posteroapical

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adjective

posterior to an apex

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Meanings

adjectiveposteroapical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableposterior to an apex

    One long seta in posteroapical comb of hind tibia.

    2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys, →DOI

Origin

From postero- + apical.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

palaeotropics
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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