prosodetic

adjective

pros·​o·​det·​ic

¦präsə¦detik

: situated in front of the beak

—used of the ligament of a bivalve mollusk compare amphidetic, opisthodetic

Word History

Etymology

proso- + -detic (as in amphidetic)

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