precava

noun

pre·​cava

(ˈ)prē+

plural precavae

1

: superior vena cava

2

: either of a pair of veins in a squid that passes through the kidney and enters the branchial heart of the same side of the body

precaval

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pre- + cava

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