typhlosole
[ tif-luh-sohl ]
nounZoology.
(in annelids and many bivalve mollusks) an infolding along the inner wall of the intestine.
Origin of typhlosole
11855–60; <Greek typhlo- (combining form of typhlós blind) + -sole (apparently irregular shortening of Greek sōlḗn pipe, channel)
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How to use typhlosole in a sentence
This wider tube has a ridge running along its dorsal side, the typhlosole.
Earthworms and their Allies | Frank E. BeddardNote the dorsal fold of the intestine, typhlosole, extending into the lumen.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. Kellogg
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