Definition of Preanal

1. Adjective. Situated in front of the anus.

Partainyms: Anus

Definition of Preanal

1. Adjective. situated in front of the anus, anterior to the anus ¹

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Definition of Preanal

1. situated in front of the anus [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preanal

preambulary
preambulate
preambulated
preambulates
preambulating
preambulation
preambulations
preambulatory
preambulous
preamp
preamplification
preamplifications
preamplifier
preamplifiers
preamps
preanal (current term)
preanalytic
preanalytical
preanesthetic
preannounce
preannounced
preannouncement
preannouncements
preannounces
preannouncing
preantepenult
preantepenultimate
preantepenultimates
preanthesis
preaortic

Literary usage of Preanal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1870)
"Two symmetrical spicula ; bursa always present, surrounding the extremity of the tail ; 4 or 5 preanal papilla?. III. Either no muscles, or when present, ..."

2. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum by British Museum (Natural History), John Edward Gray (1845)
"preanal pores distinct. Femoral pores none. Ears exposed. * preanal and abdominal pores in ... preanal pores in a single line. Abdomen poreless. 28. AGAMA. ..."

3. Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles, and Amphisbænians, in the Collection by British Museum (Natural History), John Edward Gray (1844)
"preanal pores distinct. Tail truncated, blunt. ... Brown, end of the tail white; tail with 25 or 26 rings; preanal pores 20; upper labial plates 3-3. Inhab. ..."

4. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum by British Museum (Natural History), John Edward Gray (1845)
"preanal pores distinct. Femoral pores none. Ears exposed. * preanal and abdominal pores in ... preanal pores in a single line. Abdomen poreless. 28. AGAMA. ..."

5. Field Tables of Lepidoptera by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes (1906)
"524. 519 Tubercle iv normal on joint 10, lower than spiracle. 520. 520 Characters doubtful. PAPAIPEMA HARRISII Parsley F. 520 preanal plate single. ..."

6. Nemtode Parasites of Mammals of the Orders Rodentia, Lagomorpha, and Hydracoidea by Maurice Crowther Hall (1916)
"Not over 2 mm. long; tail with preanal bulla and 3 large preanal cuticular bolsters Oxyuris stroma, p. 85. Not over 2 mm. long and with only 2 preanal ..."

7. Fresh-water Biology by Henry Baldwin Ward, George Chandler Whipple (1918)
"37 (3°) preanal papillae in male numerous, grouped in pairs and stalked. ... 40 (29) Male with conspicuous ventral ridges near posterior end; preanal ..."

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