prenarialadj.
/ˌpriːˈnɛːrɪəl/, U.S. /priˈnɛriəl/ Chiefly Zoology.
Situated in front of the nostrils. Also (rare): of or relating to the external nares.
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1866 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. II. 426 Euphysetes simus shows the opposite extreme to Balæna and Physeter, in the disproportionate shortness of the rostral or ‘prenarial’ to the cranial or ‘postnarial’ part of the skull.
1890 Cent. Dict. Prænarial, pertaining to the prænares.
1900 Trans. Zool. Soc. 15 v. 182 In C. Australis there is a small prenarial septum.
1990 A. J. Charig & A. C. Milner in K. Carpenter & P. J. Currie Dinosaur Systematics (1992) ix. 127 The prenarial region of the snout extends into an extremely narrow rostrum.
2005 Jrnl. Morphol. 264 253 Most sphyrnid species possess prenarial grooves that greatly increase the volume of water sampled by the nares.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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