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pronephros

pronephros noun: a primitive kidney in the lamprey and similar animals, and in other vertebrate embryos.

Noun

pronephros (plural pronephroi or pronephroses)

  1. A primitive kidney in the lamprey and similar animals, and in other vertebrate embryos
    Synonyms:
    pronephron, protonephros

pronephros meaning in Tamil

pronephros in Tamil

முதல்நிலை சிறுநீரகம்

Synonyms of pronephros

Forms of pronephros

pluralpronephroi
pluralpronephroses

Origin of pronephros

From pro- + nephros.

Questions about pronephros

What does pronephros mean?
Pronephros means a primitive kidney in the lamprey and similar animals, and in other vertebrate embryos.
What is pronephros in Tamil?
Pronephros in Tamil is முதல்நிலை சிறுநீரகம். See Pronephros meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pronephros?
Pronephros is a noun.
What is the plural of pronephros?
The plural of pronephros is pronephroi.

Words near pronephros in the dictionary

  1. pronephric
  2. pronephritic
  3. pronephroi
  4. pronephron
  5. pronephrons
  6. pronephros
  7. pronephroses
  8. proner
  9. prones
  10. prones out
  11. pronest

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