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/buy fawr"ayt, -fohr"-, buy"feuh rayt', bif"euh-/, adj. Biol.having two pores or perforations.[1835-45; BI-1 + L foratus perforated, ptp. of forare to bore]
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Biforate — Bif o*rate, a. [L. bis twice + foratus, p. p. of forare to bore or pierce.] (Bot.) Having two perforations. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biforate — (ˈ)bī|fōˌrāt, ˈbīfəˌ , ˈbifəˌ , (ˈ)bī|fōrə̇t adjective Etymology: from (assumed) New Latin biforatus, from New Latin bi (I) + Latin foratus pierced, bored, past participle of forare to bore more at bore biology : having two perforations * * * … Useful english dictionary
biforate — adj. [L. bis, two; forare, to bore] Having two perforations … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
biforate — adjective a) Having two openings b) Having two perforations … Wiktionary
biforate — Having two openings. [bi + L. foro, pp. atus, to bore, pierce] * * * bi·fo·rate (bi forґāt) [bi + L. fora opening] having two foramina or openings … Medical dictionary
biforate — adj. having two holes … English contemporary dictionary
biforate — bi·fo·rate … English syllables
Uterus — The uterus (womb) is a hollow, pear shaped organ located in a woman s lower abdomen between the bladder and the rectum. The narrow, lower portion of the uterus is the cervix; the broader, upper part is the corpus. The corpus is made up of two… … Medical dictionary
Biforous — Bif o*rous, a. [L. biforis having two doors; bis twice, two + foris door.] See {Biforate}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biforous — ˈbīfərəs, ˈbif adjective Etymology: Latin biforus having two doors, from bi bi (I) + forus (from fores door) more at door : biforate … Useful english dictionary
