anteciliary

English

Etymology

ante- +‎ ciliary

Adjective

anteciliary (comparative more anteciliary, superlative most anteciliary)

(lepidopterology) Situated before the ciliary band, that is, before the band in front of the marginal fringe of the wings.

References

anteciliary at OneLook Dictionary Search
anteciliary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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