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aquapharyngeal

aquapharyngeal adjective: of or pertaining to the bulb-like anterior part of a sea cucumber, containing the pharynx and water vascular system.

Adjective

aquapharyngeal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the bulb-like anterior part of a sea cucumber, containing the pharynx and water vascular system.
    • Tentacles are inserted rhythmically into the mouth as a result of the co-ordinated actions of the aquapharyngeal complex which is essentially similar in structure in all holothurians (Fig. 1).2003 September 2, Margaret Barnes, R N Gibson, R. N. Gibson, Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review: Volume 38: An Annual Review:, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 260

Origin of aquapharyngeal

From aqua- + pharyngeal. From French aquo-pharyngien, coined by French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1889 based on its constituent parts.

Questions about aquapharyngeal

What does aquapharyngeal mean?
Aquapharyngeal means of or pertaining to the bulb-like anterior part of a sea cucumber, containing the pharynx and water vascular system.
What part of speech is aquapharyngeal?
Aquapharyngeal is an adjective.

Words near aquapharyngeal in the dictionary

  1. aquanauts
  2. aquand
  3. aquands
  4. aquapark
  5. aquaparks
  6. aquapharyngeal
  7. aquaphilia
  8. aquaphiliac
  9. aquaphiliacs
  10. aquaphilic
  11. aquaphobe

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