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proctodea

proctodea is the plural 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

Questions about proctodea

What is proctodea the plural of?
Proctodea is the plural of proctodeum.

Words near proctodea in the dictionary

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

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