preocular

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adjective

Just in front of the eyes.

“the preocular antennae of certain insects”

OriginEnglish ocular ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Just in front of the eyes.

    the preocular antennae of certain insects

nounpreocular (plural preoculars)

plural preoculars

  1. One of the scales just in front of the eye of a reptile or fish.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
anteocular

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishocular
  10. Englishpreocular

From pre- + ocular.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

opercular
Cite this entry
APA

preocular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preocular

MLA

“preocular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preocular. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preocular,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preocular.

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