prepollex
Americannoun
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prepollices
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of prepollex
From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at pre-, pollex
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Frogs of the genus Plectrohyla closely resemble species in the Hyla bistincta group but differ principally in having a projecting prepollex.
From A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group by William E. Duellman
Each of the first two has a bony prepollex, rugose skin on the dorsum, and heavy body.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
Phyllomedusa is recognized on the basis of a vertical pupil and opposable thumb; Plectrohyla is characterized by the presence of a bony prepollex and the absence of a quadratojugal.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
Other hylids sympatric with Ptychohyla spinipollex include three species of Plectrohyla, each of which has a bony prepollex, heavy body, and rugose skin on the dorsum.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
Plectrohyla having a bifid prepollex, bold mottling on flanks and ventral surfaces of shanks, and vertical dark bars on anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs, and lacking vocal slits and outer tarsal fold.
From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by William E. Duellman
All of the species have a noticeable fold on the wrist and enlarged prepollices, bearing horny nuptial excrescences in breeding males.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
The species in this group lack vocal slits and have either large, rectangular, or bifid prepollices.
From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by William E. Duellman
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