"pleurembolic" meaning in All languages combined

See pleurembolic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “a rib, a side of something”) + Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|πλευρά||a rib, a side of something}} Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “a rib, a side of something”), {{uder|en|grc|ἔμβολος||peg, stopper}} Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pleurembolic (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Capable of being withdrawn by a backward movement of the parts from which it protrudes so that it becomes engulfed. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-pleurembolic-en-adj-vh5yNtdl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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