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aboral
[ ab-awr-uhl, -ohr- ]
adjective
, Anatomy, Zoology.
- opposite to or away from the mouth.
aboral
/ æbˈɔːrəl /
adjective
- zoology away from or opposite the mouth
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Other Words From
- ab·oral·ly adverb
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Example Sentences
Gibbons prefer life high up off the ground and are crippled by the loss of an aboral home.
From National Geographic
These include the aboral organ, polar fields and combs.
From Nature
An aboral vessel embraces the sense-organ, but has no external opening.
From Project Gutenberg
Tentacles soon sprout out from one end of the embryo's body and a mouth is formed; the column becomes more slender and attaches itself by the aboral pole to some solid object.
From Project Gutenberg
The aboral nervous system, if indeed it be present at all, is very slightly developed.
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