procephalic
Britishadjective
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It is now ascertained that the procephalic lobes consist of three divisions, so that the head must certainly be formed from at least six segments.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Epicranial suture: the line of junction of the two procephalic lobes.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
But the protocerebrum contains the ganglia of the ocular segment in addition to those of the procephalic lobes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
The rudimentary thorax presents traces of a division into three segments; and the dorso-lateral margins of the cephalic blastoderm, behind the procephalic lobes, have a sinuous margin.
From On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by Lubbock, John, Sir
Formerly it was said that the head consisted of four divisions, viz. three segments and the procephalic or prae-oral lobes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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