invaginable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of invaginable
First recorded in 1885–90; invagin(ate) + -able
Example Sentences
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Pulmonata with two pairs of tentacles, except Janellidae and Vertigo; these tentacles are invaginable, and the eyes are borne on the summits of the posterior pair.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
The great proboscis of Balanoglossus may well be compared to the invaginable organ similarly placed in the Nemertines.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
The head bears a single pair of contractile but not invaginable tentacles, at the base of which are the eyes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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