adoral

English

Etymology

From ad- +‎ oral.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl

Adjective

adoral (not comparable)

1. Located near the mouth.
   • 1977, Earl D. Hanson, The origin and early evolution of animals, Wesleyan:

     The feeding cavity should remain designated as a prostomial cavity, rather than the adoral, or buccal, cavity.

   • 1969, Zoologische Mededeelingen:

     I now prefer to consider it a specialized adoral seta, presupposed that the rutellum is also a specialized adoral seta. This means that paralabial and adoral are synonymous.

Derived terms

• adorally

 

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: adoraalinen
• Italian: adorale