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Greater in number than. / Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra. / (biology, specifically) Of an organ or structure: additional to what is normally present.

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supernumerary

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/

Adjective

not-comparable specifically

Greater in number than. / Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra. / (biology, specifically) Of an organ or structure: additional to what is normally present.

Japanese Meaning

基準または標準の数を超える、過剰な / 定められた量や数を超える余分なもの、超過分 / (生物学において) 通常存在するものに加えられる追加の、余分な

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The research team discovered a supernumerary chromosome in the specimen, which could explain the developmental anomalies.

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研究チームは検体に余分な染色体を発見し、それが発達異常を説明する可能性があると考えた。

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Greater in number than.

This method applies to the observation of angles, usually obtained by repetitions; and instead of equating directions, as in the first method, its object is to furnish the most probable values for the several observed angles from a supernumerary number of angles.

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Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.

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(biology, specifically) Of an organ or structure: additional to what is normally present.

a supernumerary nipple; a supernumerary tooth

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Sense（4）

Beyond what is necessary; redundant.

Resolved, that the Curators be authorized to exchange with other societies or individuals, such duplicate or supernumerary specimens of coins, medals, minerals and other articles as they may deem unnecessary to be retained in the Cabinet of the Society, for such other specimens, of equal value, as they may consider desirable to be added to the Society's present collection; […]

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