"blepharal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Either from blepharon (“eyelid”) + -al, or directly from Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”) + -al. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|blepharon|-al|gloss1=eyelid}} blepharon (“eyelid”) + -al, {{der|en|grc|βλέφαρον||eyelid}} Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”), {{m|en|-al}} -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} blepharal (not comparable)
  1. Relating to the eyelids Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: palpebral
    Sense id: en-blepharal-en-adj-WdwJaKIk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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