‖ [ NL., fr. Gr. "y`steros the latter, following + pro`teros before, others, sooner.] (Rhet.) (a) A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, “he is well and lives.” (b) An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put before the premises, or the thing proved before the evidence. [1913 Webster]
n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; before + &unr_; to carve. ] (Zool.) A suborder of serpents including those that have permanently erect grooved poison fangs, with ordinary teeth behind them in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea snakes. Called also Proteroglyphia. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; earlier (fr. &unr_; before) + &unr_; woman, female. ] (Bot.) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous; -- opposed to proterandrous. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; earlier (fr. &unr_; before) + &unr_; a lizard. ] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of reptiles of the Permian period. Called also Protosaurus. [ 1913 Webster ]
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