Meanings
adjectiveprepharyngeal (not comparable)
- not comparableBefore the pharynx
Cephalic region broad, with terminal and two bilateral poorly developed lobes, three bilateral pairs of head organs, pairs of bilateral groups of cephalic-gland cells prepharyngeal and at level of pharynx.
2015 August 12, Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Douglas H. Adams, “Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species”, in Parasite, volume 22, →DOI
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Rhymes with prepharyngeal
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APA
prepharyngeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepharyngeal
MLA
“prepharyngeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepharyngeal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepharyngeal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepharyngeal.
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