PROCOELIA
Pro*coe"li*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Crocodilia, including the true crocodiles and alligators, in which the dorsal vertebræ are concave in front.
PROCOELIAN
Pro*coe"li*an a. Etym: [See Procoele.] (Anat & Zoöl.)
Defn: Concave in front; as, procoelian vertebræ, which have the anterior end of the centra concave and the posterior convex.
PROCOELIAN
Pro*coe"li*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A reptile having procoelian vertebræ; one of the Procoelia.
PROCOELOUS
Pro*coe"lous, a.
Defn: Same as Procoelian.
PROCONSUL
Pro*con"sul, n. Etym: [L., fr. pro for + consul consul.] (Rom.
Antiq.)
Defn: An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul.