PSEUDOTETRAMERA

Pseu`do*te*tram"e*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Pseudo-, and Tetramerous.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute and obscure, so that there appear to be but four joints.

– Pseu`do*te*tram"er*al, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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