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rhynchodaeum

rhynchodaeum noun: a cavity in some gastropods that contains the proboscis.

Noun

rhynchodaeum (plural rhynchodaeums)

  1. A cavity in some gastropods that contains the proboscis.

Forms of rhynchodaeum

pluralrhynchodaeums

Origin of rhynchodaeum

From rhyncho- + Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”), after proctodeum.

Questions about rhynchodaeum

What does rhynchodaeum mean?
Rhynchodaeum means a cavity in some gastropods that contains the proboscis.
What part of speech is rhynchodaeum?
Rhynchodaeum is a noun.
What is the plural of rhynchodaeum?
The plural of rhynchodaeum is rhynchodaeums.

Words near rhynchodaeum in the dictionary

  1. rhynchocoel
  2. rhynchocoelan
  3. rhynchocoelans
  4. rhynchocoelic
  5. rhynchocoels
  6. rhynchodaeum
  7. rhynchodaeums
  8. rhynchodipterid
  9. rhynchodipterids
  10. rhynchokinesis
  11. rhynchokinetic

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