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protovertebrae

protovertebrae is the plural of protovertebra.

Meaning of protovertebra

Noun

protovertebra (plural protovertebrae)

  1. (obsolete) One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite.

Questions about protovertebrae

What is protovertebrae the plural of?
Protovertebrae is the plural of protovertebra.

Words near protovertebrae in the dictionary

  1. protovenus
  2. protoveratrine
  3. protoveratrines
  4. protoverine
  5. protovertebra
  6. protovertebrae
  7. protovertebral
  8. protovertebrate
  9. protovertebrates
  10. protoviral
  11. protovirus

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