subdeflected

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adjective

Partially or imperfectly deflected.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. biologyPartially or imperfectly deflected.

    Dorsal ridge present specimens are somewhat more ovate (i.e. less subdeflected toward hinge above muscle spot.

    1950, Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin - Geological Survey of Canada
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    Covered perforate, brownish yellow, with three chestnut bands, striate, somewhat solid; whorls 41, flattened, the last subdeflected in front; peristome labiate, expanded above, reflected below.

    1888, George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology: Structural and Systematic. With Illustrations of the Species. First series, page 112

Origin

From sub- + deflected.

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APA

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Chicago

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

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