Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prebilaterian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-bi-la-te-ri-an
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

prior to the evolution of the bilaterians

Example Sentences

"Thus there is a strong, but not perfect, correlation between those tissues expressing so + eya and retinal development in metazoans, reflecting some combination of derivation from antecedent organs [4 ], parallel deployment of the regulatory apparatus for eye development (e.g. [37 ]), and /or retention of a common prebilaterian role for these genes in photosensory system development [15 ]."

Etymology

From pre- + bilaterian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does prebilaterian mean?: prior to the evolution of the bilaterians
Where does prebilaterian come from?: From pre- + bilaterian.

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