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antepectoral

antepectoral adjective: of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.

Adjective

antepectoral (not comparable)

  1. Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.

Origin of antepectoral

From ante- + pectoral.

Questions about antepectoral

What does antepectoral mean?
Antepectoral means of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
What part of speech is antepectoral?
Antepectoral is an adjective.

Words near antepectoral in the dictionary

  1. antepartal
  2. antepartum
  3. antepaschal
  4. antepast
  5. antepasts
  6. antepectoral
  7. antependia
  8. antependium
  9. antependiums
  10. antepenult
  11. antepenultima

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