pretergeneration
/ˌpriːtəˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃn/Now historical and rare
noun
A severely malformed birth; a monstrous or marvellous creature.
- Only with reference to Bacon..
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Gilbert Watts (d. 1657), Church of England clergyman and translator. From post-classical Latin pretergeneration-, pretergeneratio from classical Latin praeter- + generātiō.
- protriaene
- protrichocyst
- protriptyline
- protropin
- protruberance
- protrudable
- protrude
- protrudent
- protruding
- protrusibility
- protrusible
- protrusile
- protrusion
- protrusive
- protrypsin
- protryptyline
- protuberance
- protuberanceless
- protuberancy
- protuberant
- protuberantial
- protuberantly
- protuberate
- protuberating
- protuberation