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blastopore

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The opening into the archenteron

Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0

Topics: embryology, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: orifice, opening, porta

History

Etymology

From blasto- + pore.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: alkusuu — the opening into the archenteron
  • Finnish: blastopori — the opening into the archenteron
  • French: blastopore — the opening into the archenteron
  • Hungarian: ősszáj — the opening into the archenteron
  • Irish: blastapór — the opening into the archenteron
  • Italian: blastoporo — the opening into the archenteron
  • Polish: pragęba — the opening into the archenteron
  • Portuguese: blastóporo — the opening into the archenteron
  • Russian: бластопо́р (blastopór) — the opening into the archenteron
  • Spanish: blastóporo — the opening into the archenteron
  • Spanish: blastoporo — the opening into the archenteron
  • Turkish: blastopor — the opening into the archenteron