precava
American
[pree-key-vuh, -kah-]
/ priˈkeɪ və, -ˈkɑ- /
noun
PLURAL
precavae-
vena cava
-
(in squids) either of a pair of veins that pass through the kidney to the branchial heart.
Other Word Forms
- precaval adjective
Etymology
Origin of precava
1865–70; pre- + (vena) cava
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