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RETROSERRATE

\ɹˌɛtɹə͡ʊsˈɛɹe͡ɪt], \ɹˌɛtɹə‍ʊsˈɛɹe‍ɪt], \ɹ_ˌɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_s_ˈɛ_ɹ_eɪ_t]\

Definitions of RETROSERRATE

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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Toothed, with teeth directed backwards.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Latin] Toothed, with teeth directed backwards.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

r[=e]-tr[=o]-ser'[=a]t, adj. (entom.) armed with minute retrorse teeth.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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