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prebilaterian

prebilaterian adjective: prior to the evolution of the bilaterians.

Adjective

prebilaterian (not comparable)

  1. prior to the evolution of the bilaterians
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Origin of prebilaterian

From pre- + bilaterian.

Questions about prebilaterian

What does prebilaterian mean?
Prebilaterian means prior to the evolution of the bilaterians.
What part of speech is prebilaterian?
Prebilaterian is an adjective.

Words near prebilaterian in the dictionary

  1. prebiblical
  2. prebid
  3. prebidding
  4. prebifurcation
  5. prebilabial
  6. prebilaterian
  7. prebill
  8. prebilled
  9. prebilling
  10. prebills
  11. prebind

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