stomodaeum
Americannoun
plural
stomodaeanoun
Other Word Forms
- stomodaeal adjective
Etymology
Origin of stomodaeum
C19: from New Latin, from Greek stoma mouth + hodaios on the way, from hodos way
Example Sentences
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The stomodaeum is compressed laterally, and is furnished with two longitudinal grooves, a sulcus and a sulculus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
Other mesenteries, called incomplete, are not attached to the stomodaeum, and their internal margins are free from the peristome to the basal disk.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
Foregut: extends from the mouth to the end of gizzard; its epithelium being formed from the ectodermal invagination known as the stomodaeum.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
The anus is formed by a tucking in, the proctodaeum, similar to the stomodaeum.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
The sub-class Nuda have no tentacles of any kind; they are conical or ovoid, with a capacious stomodaeum like the cavity of a thimble.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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