aboral

American  

[ab-awr-uhl, -ohr-] / æbˈɔr əl, -ˈoʊr- /

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology.

1. opposite to or away from the mouth.

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aboral British  

/ æbˈɔːrəl /

adjective

1. zoology away from or opposite the mouth

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Other Word Forms

• aborally
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of aboral

First recorded in 1855–60; ab- + oral

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

aboral

To understand how the aboral organ is organized internally, researchers collaborated with Maike Kittelmann at Oxford Brookes University and used advanced volume electron microscopy.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

This difference suggests that the aboral organ may not be directly equivalent to brains found in other animal groups.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

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

From National Geographic ● Jun. 21, 2018

Water enters the madreporite on the aboral side of the echinoderm.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

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.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

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