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proctodaeum

proctodaeum is the alternative spelling of proctodeum.

Meaning of proctodeum

Noun

proctodeum (plural proctodeums or proctodea)

  1. The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.
    • The proctodeum is slightly larger than the urodeum in most species. It is separated from the urodeum by the uroproctodeal fold.2015, Brian Speer, Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery, page 334

Forms of proctodaeum

pluralproctodaeums
pluralproctodaea

Questions about proctodaeum

What is proctodaeum the alternative spelling of?
Proctodaeum is the alternative spelling of proctodeum.

Words near proctodaeum in the dictionary

  1. proctocolectomy
  2. proctocolitis
  3. proctocracy
  4. proctodaea
  5. proctodaeal
  6. proctodaeum
  7. proctodaeums
  8. proctodea
  9. proctodeal
  10. proctodeally
  11. proctodeum

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