Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated behind the anus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word postanal.
Examples
-
It can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: postanal length 36·6-44·8 % standard length; pectoral-fin length 14·4-25·9% head length; 34-38 dorsal spines; 42-46 caudal vertebrae; 78-83 total vertebrae; brown background colour without or with only a limited and scattered dark brown reticulate pattern.
-
It can be distinguished from congeners in having a combination of: postanal length 36·6-44·8 % standard length; pectoral-fin length 14·4-25·9% head length; 34-38 dorsal spines; 42-46 caudal vertebrae; 78-83 total vertebrae; brown background colour without or with only a limited and scattered dark brown reticulate pattern.
-
Naming the new species Mastacembelus reygeli after scientific illustrator Alain Reygel, the authors distinguish the new species from Lake Tanganyika congeners by the following combination of characters: postanal length 37. 5-43.1% standard length, length of pectoral fin
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.