anal
adjective
of, relating to, involving, or near the anus.
preanal
-
a word derived from
anal.
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Pre-, prē, before, in compound words like preanal, preauditory, preaxial, prebasal, prebrachial, precardiac, precentral, precerebral, precloacal, precordial, precoracoid, predentate, pre-esophageal, &c.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The number of preanal scale rows is more variable; counts of 14 through 17 were recorded.
From Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard by Charles J. Cole
Known causes for atypical numbers of preanal scale rows are listed in Table 4.
From Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard by Charles J. Cole
The conversion of the posterior end of the simple individual into a sexual region is dispensed with; but from a preanal budding segment a series of sexual buds are produced.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
A preanal count at one head length anterior to the anus would have omitted most of the above variation in numbers of preanal scale rows.
From Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard by Charles J. Cole
