PORTAS

Noun

portas (plural portases)

Obsolete form of portass.

Anagrams

• Sproat, asport, pastor, sap rot, saprot

Proper noun

Portas

plural of Porta

Anagrams

• Sproat, asport, pastor, sap rot, saprot

Source: Wiktionary


PORTA

Por"ta, n.; pl. Portæ. Etym: [L., a gate. See Port a hole.] (Anat.) (a) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus. (b) The foramen of Monro. B. G. Wilder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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