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porrect
[ puh-rekt, paw- ]
adjective
- extending horizontally; projecting.
porrect
/ pəˈrɛkt /
adjective
- botany extended forwards
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of porrect1
C20: from Latin porrectus, from porrigere to stretch out
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Example Sentences
The eyes are naked; the palpi are compressed, only slightly porrect, not densely covered with scales.
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The palpi are very heavily clothed with hairs, the last joint quite long and porrect.
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The palpi are porrect, the third joint almost concealed in the dense hairy vestiture of the second joint.
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The palpi are stout, the apical joint very slender, elongated, and porrect.
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Nares concav ad medium rostri porrect, membran tect, inter rictum et apicem longo fissu aperientes.
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