adj
Meaning 1
Around or encircling the mouth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a strenuous contraction of circumoral fascia
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
circumoral
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UK: /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəmˈɒɹəl/
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rhymes with -ɔːɹəl
noun
Meaning 2
Either of a pair of large teeth on each side of the mouth of some fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English oral English circumoral From circum- + oral.