anteapical

English

Etymology

From ante- +‎ apical.

Adjective

anteapical (comparative more anteapical, superlative most anteapical)

1. (anatomy) Located in front of an apex.

   Synonym: preapical

   Antonym: postapical

   • 1965 September, Herbert Ruckes, “Several New Genera and Species of Discocephaline Pentatomids (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)”, in Journal of the New York Entomological Society, volume LXXIII, number 3, New York, N.Y.: New York Entomological Society, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 127:

     Legs flavescent, femora with coarse, coalescing round, castaneous spots, some forming anteapical annulus, tibiae with vague, irregularly scattered castaneous dashes; tarsi light castaneous.

Related terms

• subapical