stomodaeum

[ stoh-muh-dee-uhm, stom-uh- ]

noun

, plural sto·mo·dae·a [stoh-m, uh, -, dee, -, uh, stom-, uh, -].

1. stomodeum.

stomodaeum

/ ˌstɒm-; ˌstəʊməˈdiːəm /

noun

1. the oral cavity of a vertebrate embryo, which is formed from an invagination of the ectoderm and develops into the part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and stomach

Derived Forms

• ˌstomoˈdaeal, adjective

Other Words From

• stomo·daeal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stomodaeum¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek stoma mouth + hodaios on the way, from hodos way

Example Sentences

There is only one ciliated groove, the sulcus, in the stomodaeum.

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Each zooid has six tentacles; the stomodaeum is elongate, but the sulcus and sulculus are very feebly represented.

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The stomodaeum lies in the sagittal plane, the funnel and tentacles in the transverse or tentacular plane.

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The mouth and stomodaeum form independently of the blastopore.

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