prequadratic

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adjective

In front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal

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Meanings

adjectiveprequadratic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyIn front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal

    The prequadratic processes of MOR 2919, Acristavus (MOR 1155), and Brachylophosaurus (MOR 1071-7-7-98-86, MOR 1071-7-13-99-87-H) are strongly anteroposteriorly compressed.

    2015 November 12, “A New Brachylophosaurin Hadrosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) with an Intermediate Nasal Crest from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Northcentral Montana”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + quadratic.

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APA

prequadratic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prequadratic

MLA

“prequadratic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prequadratic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prequadratic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prequadratic.

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