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Definition of Loreal
1. a. Of or pertaining to the lore; -- said of certain feathers of birds, scales of reptiles, etc.
Definition of Loreal
1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lore. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Loreal
1. loral [adj] - See also: loral
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loreal
Literary usage of Loreal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1886)
"Orbit resting on labials ; one loreal ; two anals ; two scale-pits ...
Orbit surrounded by scales ; anal single ; two scale-pits ; one loreal ..."
2. Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae by Samuel Wendell Williston (1886)
"Orbit resting on labials ; one loreal; two anals ; two scale-pits /.ameni* Wagl.
... surrounded by scales; anal single; two scale-pits; one loreal . ..."
3. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) by George Albert Boulenger (1894)
"Head distinct from neck, elongate ; eye moderate or rather large, with round
pupil ; loreal sometimes absent. Body elongate, cylindrical or feebly ..."
4. Catalogue of the Specimens of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1849)
"Head small, conical; body subcylindrical; anterior frontal very small, triangular;
loreal distinct; posterior ocular 1. 35. ..."
5. Report (1905)
"Serpents without loreal pit, upper surface of head covered with plates. Fam. ...
Serpents with poison fangs in front part of mouth: with a deep loreal pit ..."
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