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RAPHE
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Irregular inflected form: raphae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ridge that forms a seam between two parts
Synonyms:
raphe; rhaphe
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("raphe" is a kind of...):
ridge (any long raised strip)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "raphe"):
palatine raphe (the seam at the middle of the hard palate)
Holonyms ("raphe" is a part of...):
scrotum (the external pouch that contains the testes)
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