superextensile

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adjective

Describing the feet of some molluscs that can be extended to form burrows

OriginEnglish extensile ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

adjectivesuperextensile (comparative more superextensile, superlative most superextensile)

comparative more superextensile · superlative most superextensile

  1. biologyDescribing the feet of some molluscs that can be extended to form burrows

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishextensile
  8. Englishsuperextensile

From super- + extensile.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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