Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Anterior with reference to the nose, nostrils, or nasal passages: as, the prenasal spine of the maxillary bone; a prenasal or rostral cartilage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated in front of the nose, or in front of the nasal chambers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Situated in front of the
nose , or in front of thenasal chambers .
Etymologies
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pre- + nasal
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Examples
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Smaller; anal plates 8-10; brachials 6 rows; femorals 8; femoral pores 25; hind leg extended reaches prenasal plate; yellow spotted on olive ground C. variolosua.
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