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Posterior vs Metapterygium - What's the difference?

posterior | metapterygium |

As nouns the difference between posterior and metapterygium

is that posterior is the buttocks while metapterygium is the posterior of the three basal cartilages of the fins of ray-finned fish.

As an adjective posterior

is located behind, or towards the rear of an object.

posterior

English

Alternative forms

* posteriour (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
  • Following in order or in time.
  • (anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
  • (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.

    • Synonyms

    * (located behind or towards the rear) rear, hinder, back * (Following in order or in time) later

    Antonyms

    * anterior

    Derived terms

    * posteriorly

    Coordinate terms

    * *

    Related terms

    * See post- * posteriorize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (euphemistic) The buttocks.

    • Anagrams

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    metapterygium

    English

    Noun

    (metapterygia)
  • The posterior of the three basal cartilages of the fins of ray-finned fish