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aboral

[ ab-awr-uhl, -ohr- ]

adjective

, Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. opposite to or away from the mouth.


aboral

/ æbˈɔːrəl /

adjective

  1. zoology away from or opposite the mouth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • ab·oral·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aboral1

First recorded in 1855–60; ab- + oral
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Example Sentences

Gibbons prefer life high up off the ground and are crippled by the loss of an aboral home.

These include the aboral organ, polar fields and combs.

From Nature

An aboral vessel embraces the sense-organ, but has no external opening.

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.

The aboral nervous system, if indeed it be present at all, is very slightly developed.

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