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preventral

preventral noun: in snakes, any of a set of scales positioned anterior to the ventral scales and are wider than they are long, but not coming into contact with the paraventral row of dorsal scales on either side of the body.

Noun

preventral (plural preventrals)

  1. In snakes, any of a set of scales positioned anterior to the ventral scales and are wider than they are long, but not coming into contact with the paraventral row of dorsal scales on either side of the body.

Forms of preventral

pluralpreventrals

Origin of preventral

From pre- + ventral.

Questions about preventral

What does preventral mean?
Preventral means in snakes, any of a set of scales positioned anterior to the ventral scales and are wider than they are long, but not coming into contact with the paraventral row of dorsal scales on either side of the body.
What part of speech is preventral?
Preventral is a noun.
What is the plural of preventral?
The plural of preventral is preventrals.

Words near preventral in the dictionary

  1. preventorial
  2. preventorium
  3. preventoriums
  4. preventors
  5. preventory
  6. preventral
  7. preventrals
  8. preventricular
  9. prevents
  10. preventure
  11. preverb

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