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Webster 1913 Edition


Aboral

Ab-o′ral

,
Adj.
[L.
ab
. + E.
oral
.]
(Zool.)
Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.

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aboral

aboral

English

Adjective

aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)

  1. (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

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References

  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 6

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

aboral (not comparable)

  1. aboral

Declension


Portuguese

Adjective

aboral m, f (plural aborais, comparable)

  1. (zoology) aboral (situated away from the mouth)