oscula
- plural of osculum.
Example Sentences
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Those “little mouths” are called ostia, and the openings where water flows out are oscula.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
The surface smooth; oscula inconspicuous, surrounded by shallow and ill-defined radiating furrows; a very stout basal membrane present.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
Dermal membrane in close contact with the skeleton; pores and oscula inconspicuous.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
The greater part of the sponge in this variety consists of a number of compressed but pointed vertical lobes, which arise from a relatively shallow, rounded base, in which the oscula occur.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
Thence it passes into other canals, which communicate with what remains of the central cavity, and so out of the oscula.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
