undescribed
- a word derived from describe.
Example Sentences
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A later study expanded this picture further, reporting more than 8 million undescribed genetic variants across the Brazilian population, including over 36,000 thought to be potentially harmful.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026
“It was very impressive to see,” said Dr. Hernández-Urcera, who collects amateur diving videos and analyzes them for previously undescribed behavior.
From New York Times • May 17, 2024
About three-quarters of undescribed plants are threatened with extinction.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2024
Curiously, the DNA appears to belong to a previously undescribed bacterium, which is most closely related to “a strange bacteria that’s got a really small genome,” called Mycoplasma, he says.
From National Geographic • Dec. 1, 2023
The quick eye of the naturalist of the party pronounces it unknown to zoölogists, undescribed by any scientific pen.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 by Various
