Difference between revisions of "orifice"
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|etymology=Latin <i>os</i>, mouth; <i>facere</i>, to make | |etymology=Latin <i>os</i>, mouth; <i>facere</i>, to make | ||
| − | |definition=1. An opening into a cavity; a mouth-like opening. | + | |definition=1. An opening into a [[cavity]]; a mouth-like opening. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: Crustacea) In sessile Cirripedia, the opening in the wall occupied by the operculum | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Crustacea]]) In [[sessile]] Cirripedia, the opening in the wall occupied by the [[operculum]] |
| − | |see also=[[aperture]]. 3. ([[Bryozoa]]) The opening on the margin of the orificial wall through which the lophophore passes. | + | |see also=[[aperture]]. 3. ([[Bryozoa]]) The opening on the [[margin]] of the [[orificial wall]] through which the [[lophophore]] passes. |
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013
orifice (noun; Latin os, mouth; facere, to make): 1. An opening into a cavity; a mouth-like opening.2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) In sessile Cirripedia, the opening in the wall occupied by the operculum
See also: aperture. 3. (Bryozoa) The opening on the margin of the orificial wall through which the lophophore passes.
