invaginable

[ in-vaj-uh-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being invaginated; susceptible of invagination.

Word History and Origins

Origin of invaginable¹

First recorded in 1885–90; invagin(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

The head bears a single pair of contractile but not invaginable tentacles, at the base of which are the eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Pulmonata with two pairs of tentacles, except Janellidae and Vertigo; these tentacles are invaginable, and the eyes are borne on the summits of the posterior pair.

From Project Gutenberg

The great proboscis of Balanoglossus may well be compared to the invaginable organ similarly placed in the Nemertines.

From Project Gutenberg