preventrals

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A form of preventral — 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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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