ranalian

adjective

ra·​na·​li·​an

rəˈnālēən

variants or less commonly ranal

ˈrānᵊl

: relating to or belonging to the order Ranales

Word History

Etymology

ranalian from New Latin Ranales + English -ian; ranal from New Latin Ranales

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