precava
[ pree-key-vuh, -kah- ]
noun,plural pre·ca·vae [pree-key-vee, -kah-vahy]. /priˈkeɪ vi, -ˈkɑ vaɪ/.
See under vena cava.
(in squids) either of a pair of veins that pass through the kidney to the branchial heart.
Origin of precava
11865–70; pre- + (vena) cava
Other words from precava
- pre·ca·val, adjective
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