aboral

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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. “aboral” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams


German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

aboral (not comparable)

  1. aboral

Declension


Portuguese

Adjective

aboral m or f (plural aborais, comparable)

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