microseme

English

Etymology

From micro- + Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”). Compare French microsème.

Adjective

microseme (comparative more microseme, superlative most microseme)

1. (archaic, anatomy) Having the orbital index relatively narrow, therefore having eye sockets far away.

Antonyms

• megaseme

References

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

Anagrams

• mesomeric