subventaneous

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adjective

unfertilized (thought to be produced by the wind).

“subventaneous eggs”

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivesubventaneous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteunfertilized (thought to be produced by the wind).

    subventaneous eggs

Origin

  1. Latinventus“wind”
  2. Englishsubventaneous

From sub- + Latin ventus (“wind”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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