| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Under the tail; -- applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb hypurally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hypurally) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hypural.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HYPURAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Hypural \Hy*pu"ral\, adjective. [Prefix hypo- Greek expression tail.]. (references) |
