prorsiradiate

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adjective

Inclined forward.

OriginLatin prōrsus →
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Meanings

adjectiveprorsiradiate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyInclined forward.

    They are rursiradiate on the middle of the flank and become prorsiradiate towards the venter.

    2016 January 14, “Paleobiology of the Latest Tithonian (Late Jurassic) Ammonite Salinites grossicostatum Inferred from Internal and External Shell Parameters”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
proradiate

Origin

  1. Latinprōrsus
  2. Englishprorsiradiate

Ultimately from Latin prōrsus + radiate.

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APA

prorsiradiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prorsiradiate

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“prorsiradiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prorsiradiate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prorsiradiate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prorsiradiate.

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