"megaseme" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more megaseme [comparative], most megaseme [superlative]
Etymology: From mega- + Ancient Greek [Term?] (“sign, mark”). Compare French mégasème. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|mega-}} mega-, {{uder|en|grc|||sign, mark}} Ancient Greek [Term?] (“sign, mark”), {{cog|fr|mégasème}} French mégasème Head templates: {{en-adj}} megaseme (comparative more megaseme, superlative most megaseme)
  1. (anatomy) Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely. Categories (topical): Anatomy Related terms: microseme, mesoseme

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