"bigoniac" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: bi- + gonia + -ac Etymology templates: {{confix|en|bi|gonia|ac}} bi- + gonia + -ac Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bigoniac (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of bigonial Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: bigonial [synonym, synonym-of]

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