aboral
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ab- (“away from”) + oral (“the mouth”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)
- (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 6
