teretial

English

Etymology

See terete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈɹiːʃiəl/, /təˈɹiːʃəl/

Adjective

teretial (comparative more teretial, superlative most teretial)

1. (anatomy) rounded

   the teretial tracts in the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain of some fishes

   • 1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:

     the teretial, postpyramidal, and cerebellar tracts

References

“teretial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• laterite, literate