postoral

P3O1S1T1O1R1A1L1

adjective

Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth

Opposite
Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivepostoral (comparative more postoral, superlative most postoral)

comparative more postoral · superlative most postoral · alternative post-oral

  1. anatomySituated behind, or posterior to, the mouth

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishoral
  8. Englishpostoral

From post- + oral.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

postoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postoral

MLA

“postoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postoral. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postoral,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postoral.

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