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proctuchous

proctuchous adjective: of certain Turbellaria: having the digestive canal furnished with an anal aperture.

Adjective

proctuchous (not comparable)

  1. Of certain Turbellaria: having the digestive canal furnished with an anal aperture.

Origin of proctuchous

From procto- + Ancient Greek -οῦχος (-oûkhos, “having”), from ἔχω (ékhō).

Questions about proctuchous

What does proctuchous mean?
Proctuchous means of certain Turbellaria: having the digestive canal furnished with an anal aperture.
What part of speech is proctuchous?
Proctuchous is an adjective.

Words near proctuchous in the dictionary

  1. proctotrupomorphs
  2. proctour
  3. proctours
  4. proctress
  5. proctresses
  6. proctuchous
  7. Proculeian
  8. Proculeians
  9. Proculian
  10. Proculians
  11. procumbence

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