Meanings
adjectivesubtruncate (not comparable)
- not comparableNearly truncate.
Trulleum with large pentagonal proximal plate and a narrower, gradually widening distal portion with a relatively broad melanized tip with rugged texture; end subtruncate.
1989, ES Nielsen, Primitive Ghost Moths
Origin
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subtruncate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtruncate
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“subtruncate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtruncate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtruncate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtruncate.
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