conterminal
adjUK /kɒnˈtəː.mɪ.nəl/ · US /kənˈtɝ.mɪ.nəl/
Etymology From Latin conterminus, from con- (“with”) + terminus (“border, end”) + -al.
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Conterminous.
- The neighbouring lords, his conterminal bandits.1831, Thomas Love Peacock, chapter 9, in Crotchet Castle:
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Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Connected end to end.
- The latter consists of closely attached conterminal joints.1866, William Edward Shuckard, British Bees: An Introduction to the Study of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles, page 28: