osculum
Americannoun
plural
osculanoun
Etymology
Origin of osculum
1605–15; < New Latin, Latin ōsculum, equivalent to ōs mouth + -culum -cule 1
Example Sentences
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Their food is trapped when water passes through the ostia and out through the osculum.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Oocytes arise by the differentiation of amoebocytes and are retained within the spongocoel, whereas spermatozoa result from the differentiation of choanocytes and are ejected via the osculum.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Lastly, choanocytes will differentiate into sperm for sexual reproduction, where they will become dislodged from the mesohyl and leave the sponge with expelled water through the osculum.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Eggs arise from amoebocytes and are retained within the spongocoel, whereas sperm arise from choanocytes and are ejected through the osculum.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
And that round hole in which you put Your finger and your thumb, And tear the nice new sponge in two, As I have told you not to do, Was once his osculum.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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