antrorse
[ an-trawrs ]
/ ænˈtrɔrs /
adjective Botany, Zoology.
bent or directed forward or upward.
Origin of antrorse
OTHER WORDS FROM antrorse
an·trorse·ly, adverbWords nearby antrorse
antrim,
antro-,
antroduodenectomy,
antron,
antronasal,
antrorse,
antroscope,
antroscopy,
antrostomy,
antrotomy,
antrotympanic
British Dictionary definitions for antrorse
antrorse
/ (ænˈtrɔːs) /
adjective
biology
directed or pointing upwards or forwards
Derived forms of antrorse
antrorsely, adverbWord Origin for antrorse
C19: from New Latin
antrorsus, from
antero- front +
-orsus, as in Latin
introrsus; see
introrse