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prolateral

prolateral adjective: projecting from a forward-facing side.

Adjective

prolateral (not comparable)

  1. Projecting from a forward-facing side
    • Leg tibial spur absent, prolateral pedal spur reduced, retrolateral pedal spur moderate.2015 August 6, “New Fossil Scorpion from the Chiapas Amber Lagerstätte”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prolateral

From pro- + lateral.

Words formed from prolateral

Words that rhyme with prolateral

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Questions about prolateral

What does prolateral mean?
Prolateral means projecting from a forward-facing side.
What part of speech is prolateral?
Prolateral is an adjective.

Words near prolateral in the dictionary

  1. prolate spheroid
  2. prolate spheroids
  3. prolated
  4. prolately
  5. prolateness
  6. prolateral
  7. prolaterally
  8. prolates
  9. prolaticity
  10. prolating
  11. prolation

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