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prebuttons

prebuttons is the plural of prebutton.

Meaning of prebutton

Noun

prebutton (plural prebuttons)

  1. A precursor to a rattle found on newborn rattlesnakes.
    • Before concluding the discussion of rattle width, we should make mention of the prebutton, the rattle with which every young snake is born, but which, unlike the true button, is shed and lost with the young snake's first change of skin a week or so after birth.1972, Laurence M. Klauber, Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind

Questions about prebuttons

What is prebuttons the plural of?
Prebuttons is the plural of prebutton.

Words near prebuttons in the dictionary

  1. prebuttals
  2. prebutted
  3. prebuttered
  4. prebutting
  5. prebutton
  6. prebuttons
  7. prebuy
  8. prebuying
  9. prebuyout
  10. prebuys
  11. prebypass

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