circumversion

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Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly from circum- +‎ verse +‎ -ion, compare traverse.

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Noun[edit]

circumversion (uncountable)

  1. Rotation by a full circle.
    • 1981, Manual of Nearctic Diptera, volume 1, →ISBN, page 56:
      Rotation through 360°, which occurs in all Muscomorpha, is called circumversion.
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