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paraventral

paraventral noun: any of the longitudinal rows of dorsal scales that contact the ventral scales in a snake.

Noun

paraventral (plural paraventrals)

  1. Any of the longitudinal rows of dorsal scales that contact the ventral scales in a snake.

Forms of paraventral

pluralparaventrals

Origin of paraventral

From para- + ventral.

Questions about paraventral

What does paraventral mean?
Paraventral means any of the longitudinal rows of dorsal scales that contact the ventral scales in a snake.
What part of speech is paraventral?
Paraventral is a noun.
What is the plural of paraventral?
The plural of paraventral is paraventrals.

Words near paraventral in the dictionary

  1. paravauxite
  2. paravector
  3. paravectors
  4. paravenous
  5. paravent
  6. paraventral
  7. paraventrals
  8. paraventrical
  9. paraventricular
  10. paravents
  11. paraventure

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