preventral

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noun

In snakes, any of a set of scales positioned anterior to the ventral scales and are wider than they are long, but not coming into contact with the paraventral row of dorsal scales on either side of the body.

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Meanings

nounpreventral (plural preventrals)

plural preventrals

  1. In snakes, any of a set of scales positioned anterior to the ventral scales and are wider than they are long, but not coming into contact with the paraventral row of dorsal scales on either side of the body.

Origin

From pre- + ventral.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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