Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretornal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-tor-nal
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Close to the margin of an insect’s wing towards the posterior angle; near the tornus.

Example Sentences

"Upper and under sides similar to those in ♂; the differs in the black markings which are broader, the red ocelli on the hind wing that are considerably larger, and in the obliquely placed pretornal short bar that is always centred with red."
"In the male, the forewing is lighter and without the greyish clouding; the pretornal mark is reduced to a few fuscous scales or is sometimes completely absent."

Etymology

From pre- + tornal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does pretornal mean?: Close to the margin of an insect’s wing towards the posterior angle; near the tornus.
Where does pretornal come from?: From pre- + tornal.

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