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subtriangular

  • a word derived from triangular.
    triangular
    adjective
    pertaining to or having the form of a triangle; three-cornered.

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It is probable that the subtriangular figure below is intended for the head, as the two circles with central dots are good representations of eyes.

From Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 by William Henry Holmes

Each is subtriangular; the apex of the triangle is ventral.

From A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas by Joan Echols

The gills are subtriangular, adnate, seceding, broad, ochraceous-cinnamon.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard

Opening more or less oblique, subtriangular, partially filled up by a granulated calcareous expansion.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by John MacGillivray

The upper wings are white, with a posterior broad black subtriangular border, having two or three white spots at the apex.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by Phillip Parker King