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noun
Synonym of blastopore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: embryology, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: blastopore
Antonyms: none provided
noun
In nematodes, a particular division of the stoma (mouthlike opening).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From proto- + Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
