English Explanatory Dictionary

prostriate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is in front of the anus

noun

A tick of this kind.

Word forms

prostriate prostriates

Etymology

From pro- + striate.

Related words

metastriate

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