submarginal

 [suhb-mahr-juh-nl]  

sub·mar·gin·al

   [suhb-mahr-juh-nl]
adjective
1.
Biology. near the margin.
2.
below the margin.
3.
not worth cultivating, as land; less than satisfactory; unproductive.
Origin:
1820–30; sub- + marginal

Related forms
sub·mar·gin·al·ly, adverb
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the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death
exemplifying most nearly the essential characteristics of a higher group in natural history, and forming the type
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submarginal (sʌbˈmɑːdʒɪnəl)
 
—adj
1.  below the minimum requirements
2.  situated close to the margin of an organ or part
3.  (of land) infertile and unprofitable for cultivation
 
sub'marginally
 
—adv

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