subperipheral

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ peripheral.

Adjective

subperipheral (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) In a gastropod shell, denoting the region just below the maximum width of the whorl.
    • 2015 April 29, Lysiloma, “Zonation Within the solidus Subspecies”, in The Liguus Discussion Board‎[1], archived from the original on 24 June 2019:

Antonyms

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