Difference between revisions of "osculum"

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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>-la</b>
 
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|etymology=Latin diminutive <i>os</i>, mouth
 
|etymology=Latin diminutive <i>os</i>, mouth
|definition=1. ([[Porifera]]) A comparatively large exhalant aperture; an [[oscular chimney]]
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|definition=1. ([[Porifera]]) A comparatively large exhalant [[aperture]]; an [[oscular chimney]]
|see also=[[apopore]]. 2. ([[Platyhelminthes]]: Cestoda) A sucker
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|see also=[[apopore]]. 2. ([[Platyhelminthes]]: [[Cestoda]]) A [[sucker]]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:30, 13 September 2013

osculum also oscule (noun; plural -la; Latin diminutive os, mouth): 1. (Porifera) A comparatively large exhalant aperture; an oscular chimney

See also: apopore. 2. (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda) A sucker