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单词 oscular
释义

oscular

[ os-kyuh-ler ]
/ ˈɒs kyə lər /

adjective

pertaining to an osculum.
pertaining to the mouth or kissing: oscular stimulation.

Origin of oscular

1820–30; <Latin ōscul(um) kiss, mouth (see osculum) + -ar1

OTHER WORDS FROM oscular

os·cu·lar·i·ty [os-kyuh-lar-i-tee], /ˌɒs kyəˈlær ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby oscular

oscitant, os coccygis, Osco-Umbrian, os coxae, osculant, oscular, osculate, osculating circle, osculating plane, osculation, osculum
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Example sentences from the Web for oscular

  • The external membrane in many Spongillid is prolonged round and above the oscula so as to form an oscular collar.

    Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids &amp; Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale

  • As the fair sex have to receive, rather than bestow compliments, the oscular homage to the Stone conveys no power to them.

    Bits of Blarney|R. Shelton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for oscular

oscular
/ (ˈɒskjʊlə) /

adjective

zoology of or relating to an osculum
of or relating to the mouth or to kissing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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