typhlosole

American  

[tif-luh-sohl] / ˈtɪf ləˌsoʊl /

noun

Zoology.

1. (in annelids and many bivalve mollusks) an infolding along the inner wall of the intestine.

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Etymology

Origin of typhlosole

1855–60; < Greek typhlo- (combining form of typhlós blind) + -sole (apparently irregular shortening of Greek sōlḗn pipe, channel)

Example Sentences

Finally, other animal species, including other mollusks, the common earthworm and even the tadpole stages of frogs, also possess a typhlosole that has not been thoroughly studied before.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

It turns out that shipworms have a curious sub-organ, called a typhlosole -- "it looks like Salvador Dali's mustache upside down," says Shipway -- that is embedded in the mollusk's digestive tract.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

The intestine is usually in the higher forms provided with a typhlosole, in which, in Pontoscolex, runs a ciliated canal or canals communicating with the intestine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various