oscular

oscular
Of or pertaining to the mouth.
See Also: osculate, osculum

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  • oscular — v. tr. 1. Dar ósculos. = BEIJAR 2.  [Figurado] Tocar de leve. = ACARICIAR   ‣ Etimologia: latim osculor, ari …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • oscular — [äs′kyo͞o lər, äs′kyələr] adj. [L osculum (see OSCULATE) + AR] 1. of the mouth or kissing 2. Zool. of an osculum …   English World dictionary

  • oscular — oscularity /os kyeuh lar i tee/, n. /os kyeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. pertaining to an osculum. 2. pertaining to the mouth or kissing: oscular stimulation. [1820 30; < L oscul(um) kiss, mouth (see OSCULUM) + AR1] * * * …   Universalium

  • oscular — É‘skjÉ™lÉ™(r) / É’skjÊŠl adj. pertaining to an osculum; of a kiss; of the mouth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oscular — [ ɒskjʊlə] adjective 1》 humorous relating to kissing. 2》 Zoology relating to an osculum. Origin C19: from L. osculum little mouth, kiss (dimin. of os mouth ) + ar1 …   English new terms dictionary

  • oscular — os·cu·lar …   English syllables

  • oscular — os•cu•lar [[t]ˈɒs kyə lər[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to an osculum 2) pertaining to the mouth or kissing • Etymology: 1820–30 os cu•lar′i•ty ˈlær ɪ ti n …   From formal English to slang

  • oscular — /ˈɒskjələ/ (say oskyuhluh) adjective 1. relating to an osculum. 2. relating to the mouth or kissing. {Latin osculum little mouth, kiss + ar1} …  

  • oscular — adj. 1 of or relating to the mouth. 2 of or relating to kissing. Etymology: L osculum mouth, kiss, dimin. of os mouth …   Useful english dictionary

  • oscular chimney — see osculum …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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