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prequadratic

prequadratic adjective: in front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal.

Adjective

prequadratic (not comparable)

  1. In front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal
    • The prequadratic processes of MOR 2919, Acristavus (MOR 1155), and Brachylophosaurus (MOR 1071-7-7-98-86, MOR 1071-7-13-99-87-H) are strongly anteroposteriorly compressed.2015 November 12, “A New Brachylophosaurin Hadrosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) with an Intermediate Nasal Crest from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Northcentral Montana”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prequadratic

From pre- + quadratic.

Questions about prequadratic

What does prequadratic mean?
Prequadratic means in front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal.
What part of speech is prequadratic?
Prequadratic is an adjective.

Words near prequadratic in the dictionary

  1. prepyknotic
  2. prepyloric
  3. prepyriform
  4. preQ1
  5. prequadrate
  6. prequadratic
  7. prequal
  8. prequalification
  9. prequalifications
  10. prequalified
  11. prequalifier

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