adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Synonym of sesquialteral, having a band or dot occupying a third of a wing. archaic, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

having a band or dot occupying a third of a wingsesquialteral

Etymology

From Latin sesquialter + English -ous, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).

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