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postrictal

postrictal adjective: behind the rictus (especially of an amphibian).

Adjective

postrictal (not comparable)

  1. Behind the rictus (especially of an amphibian)
    • Tympanic annulus and membrane not visible, covered by muscle beneath skin; lacking postrictal tubercles; choana small, rounded, not concealed by the palatal shelf of maxillary arc; dentigerous processes transverse, angled postero-medially and closely separated; bearing four small teeth, visible...2015 November 25, “Insights from Integrative Systematics Reveal Cryptic Diversity in Pristimantis Frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the Upper Amazon Basin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of postrictal

From post- + rictal.

Questions about postrictal

What does postrictal mean?
Postrictal means behind the rictus (especially of an amphibian).
What part of speech is postrictal?
Postrictal is an adjective.

Words near postrictal in the dictionary

  1. postrevolution
  2. postrevolutionary
  3. postrheumatic
  4. postrhinal
  5. postribosomal
  6. postrictal
  7. postrider
  8. postriders
  9. postriot
  10. postripening
  11. postritual

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