aboral

[ab-awr-uhl, -ohr-]

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology.

1. opposite to or away from the mouth.

aboral

/ æbˈɔːrəl /

adjective

1. zoology away from or opposite the mouth

Other Word Forms

• aborally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of aboral¹

First recorded in 1855–60; ab- + oral

Example Sentences

Gibbons prefer life high up off the ground and are crippled by the loss of an aboral home.

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These include the aboral organ, polar fields and combs.

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An aboral vessel embraces the sense-organ, but has no external opening.

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Tentacles soon sprout out from one end of the embryo's body and a mouth is formed; the column becomes more slender and attaches itself by the aboral pole to some solid object.

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The aboral nervous system, if indeed it be present at all, is very slightly developed.

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