Infra-

• Title

  Infra-

• Definition

  A prefix meaning “beneath” or “below” or “not quite reaching”; e.g., “infraterminal” means below the apex, an inframarginal vein is one that does not quite reach the margin, and an infrageneric classification is one in which the species of a genus are placed in groups of lesser rank.

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