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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
preocular en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English ocular
English preocular
From pre- + ocular.
Meanings
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Just in front of the eyes.
the preocular antennae of certain insects
Relateds
postocular
preocular en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English ocular
English preocular
From pre- + ocular.
Meanings
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One of the scales just in front of the eye of a reptile or fish.
Forms