prelacteal

adjective

pre·​lacteal

"+

1

: preceding the milk teeth

—used of early rudimentary teeth of marsupials

2

a

of an infant food : taken before milk

b

of infant feeding : preceding the taking of milk

Word History

Etymology

pre- + lacteal

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