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circumoral

adj
/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəmˈɒɹəl/UK

Etymology

From circum- + oral.

  1. borrowed from ōrālis
  2. prefixed as circumoral — “circum + oral”

Definitions

  1. Around or encircling the mouth.

    • a strenuous contraction of circumoral fascia

  2. Either of a pair of large teeth on each side of the mouth of some fish.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA