semiglobular

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English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ globular.

Adjective

semiglobular (not comparable)

  1. roughly having the shape of half a sphere
    • 2015 October 22, “Sawfishes and Other Elasmobranch Assemblages from the Mio-Pliocene of the South Caribbean (Urumaco Sequence, Northwestern Venezuela)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The crown is semiglobular and rounded, with a transverse crest and a long uvula that does not extend beyond the root.

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