endostyle
[ en-duh-stahyl ]
/ ˈɛn dəˌstaɪl /
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noun Anatomy.
a ciliated groove or pair of grooves in the pharynx of various lower chordates, as tunicates, cephalochordates, and larval cyclostomes, serving to accumulate food particles and pass them along the digestive tract.
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Example sentences from the Web for endostyle
The thyroid is, in fact, in this stage in a condition corresponding exactly with the endostyle of Amphioxus.
According to Kowalevsky the heart is formed during larval life as an elongated closed sack on the right side of the endostyle.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland BalfourOn the ventral wall of the branchial sack there is formed a narrow fold with thickened walls, which forms the endostyle.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland BalfourBetween the nervous system and the endostyle an involution appears, which gives rise to the mouth.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour