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proatlas

proatlas noun: a bone located between the skull and the atlas (topmost vertebra), found in some reptiles.

proatlas: a bone located between the skull and the atlas (topmost vertebra), found in some reptiles
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Noun

proatlas (plural proatlases)

  1. A bone located between the skull and the atlas (topmost vertebra), found in some reptiles.

Forms of proatlas

pluralproatlases

Origin of proatlas

From pro- + atlas.

Questions about proatlas

What does proatlas mean?
Proatlas means a bone located between the skull and the atlas (topmost vertebra), found in some reptiles.
What part of speech is proatlas?
Proatlas is a noun.
What is the plural of proatlas?
The plural of proatlas is proatlases.

Words near proatlas in the dictionary

  1. proatheroma
  2. proatherosclerosis
  3. proatherosclerotic
  4. proatherothrombogenic
  5. proatherothrombotic
  6. proatlas
  7. proatlases
  8. proats
  9. proauthor
  10. proauthority
  11. proautomobile

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