subapical

American  

[suhb-ap-i-kuhl, -ey-pi-] / sʌbˈæp ɪ kəl, -ˈeɪ pɪ- /

adjective

Anatomy.

1. located below the apex.

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Other Word Forms

• subapically adverb

Etymology

Origin of subapical

First recorded in 1840–50; sub- + apical

Example Sentences

Description.—Above pure white; wings black, with a broad whitish subapical band across the first six primaries, beyond which the tips are blackish; tail black; beneath pure white: whole length 8·0 inches, wing 4·6, tail 4·2.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Black, with cinereous tomentum; antennæ rather stout; legs piceous; wings greyish; veins black; radial and cubital veins thick; radial vein extending to the fork of the subapical.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Cells joined side by side; opening large, oval; mouth subapical, central.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John