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stomodaeum
[ stoh-muh-dee-uhm, stom-uh- ]
stomodaeum
/ ˌstəʊməˈdiːəm; ˌstɒm- /
noun
- the oral cavity of a vertebrate embryo, which is formed from an invagination of the ectoderm and develops into the part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and stomach
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Derived Forms
- ˌstomoˈdaeal, adjective
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Other Words From
- stomo·daeal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stomodaeum1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek stoma mouth + hodaios on the way, from hodos way
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Example Sentences
There is only one ciliated groove, the sulcus, in the stomodaeum.
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Each zooid has six tentacles; the stomodaeum is elongate, but the sulcus and sulculus are very feebly represented.
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The stomodaeum lies in the sagittal plane, the funnel and tentacles in the transverse or tentacular plane.
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The mouth and stomodaeum form independently of the blastopore.
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