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Meaning of preabdomen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The enlarged anterior portion of the abdomen of a scorpion or sea scorpion
  2. The anterior segments of the abdomen, distinguished from the posterior segments holding the reproductive apparatus.

Equivalents

Français préabdomen

Examples

“The anthomyiid oviscapt (postabdomen) is as regards the ground plan⟳ undoubtedly slender, well set⟳ off from and hardly shorter than the preabdomen, and has slender cerci with projecting, cylindrical apices.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

preabelian category preablation preabsorption preaccelerator preacceptance preacclimation

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