preventral

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Synonyms: precentral, presential, predental

Antonyms: precentral, presential, predental

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Noun

1. In [[snake]]s, any of a set of [[scale]]s positioned [[anterior]] to the [[ventral]] scales and are wider than they are long, but not coming into contact with the [[paraventral]] row of [[dorsal]] scales on either side of the body.

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