porrect

[ puh-rekt, paw- ]

adjective
  1. extending horizontally; projecting.

Origin of porrect

1
1810–20; <Latin porrēctus (past participle of porrigere to stretch out), equivalent to por- forth, forward (see per, pro-1) + reg-, combining form of regere to rule, guide, direct + -tus past participle suffix

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How to use porrect in a sentence

  • The eyes are naked; the palpi are compressed, only slightly porrect, not densely covered with scales.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • The palpi are very heavily clothed with hairs, the last joint quite long and porrect.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • The palpi are porrect, the third joint almost concealed in the dense hairy vestiture of the second joint.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • The palpi are stout, the apical joint very slender, elongated, and porrect.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • Nares concav ad medium rostri porrect, membran tect, inter rictum et apicem longo fissu aperientes.

British Dictionary definitions for porrect

porrect

/ (pəˈrɛkt) /


adjective
  1. botany extended forwards

Origin of porrect

1
C20: from Latin porrectus, from porrigere to stretch out

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