aboral

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English

Etymology

ab- (“away from”) +‎ oral (“the mouth”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)

  1. (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aboral”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

aboral (not comparable)

  1. aboral

Declension

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Portuguese

Adjective

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  1. (zoology) aboral (situated away from the mouth)
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