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   protuberant

   /prəˈtjuːb(ə)rənt/

   adjective

   • 1. protruding; bulging: "his protuberant eyes fluttered open"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from late Latin protuberant- ‘swelling out’, from the verb protuberare, from pro- ‘forward, out’ + tuber ‘bump’.

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