prozona

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noun

The anterior section of a body segment of a millipede.

OriginEnglish zona ← Ancient Greek πρό (pró) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró →
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Meanings

nounprozona (plural prozonae)

plural prozonae

  1. biologyThe anterior section of a body segment of a millipede.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Englishpro-
  6. Englishzona
  7. Englishprozona

From pro- + zona. Piecewise doublet of prozone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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