megaseme

See also: mégasème

English

Etymology

From mega- + Ancient Greek [Term?] (“sign, mark”). Compare French mégasème.

Adjective

megaseme (comparative more megaseme, superlative most megaseme)

1. (anatomy, archaic) Having the orbital index relatively large, therefore having eye sockets nearby.

Related terms

• microseme
• mesoseme

References

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