adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to millet seeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
miliary
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adj
Meaning 2
Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
- a miliary eruption
- a miliary fever
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adj
Meaning 3
Small and numerous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the miliary tubercles of Echini
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noun
Meaning 4
One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
Etymology
From Latin miliārius, from milium.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: miliar — Translations
- French: miliaire — Translations
- Latin: miliarius — Translations