suprastigmal

adjective

su·​pra·​stigmal

variants or less commonly suprastigmatal

¦⸗⸗ at supra- +

: placed or developing above a stigma and especially a spiracle

Word History

Etymology

supra- + New Latin stigmat-, stigma stigma + English -al

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