subgenal

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adjective

Beneath the cheeks

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Meanings

adjectivesubgenal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeneath the cheeks
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    These characters were: shape of posterior margin of pronotum (produced or extended medially vs. oval or broadly); width of subgenal suture and ventral distance between antennal scrobes (narrow vs. wide); relationship between interocular space and width of rostrum at base (one-third or less vs. not less than one-third); shape of dorsal tip of rostrum (grooved or nearly truncate vs. oval distally).

    2015 December 19, “Rhynchophorus palmarum in Disguise: Undescribed Polymorphism in the “Black” Palm Weevil”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From sub- + genal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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