adorallyadv.
/aˈdɔːrəli/, /aˈdɔːrl̩i/, U.S. /ˌæˈdɔrəli/, /ˌæˈdoʊrəli/ Zoology.
In an adoral position or direction.
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adorally1882
pre-orally1888
oronasally1970
orofacially1977
1882 Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 16 196 The thickened extremity being directed adorally.
1940 Mem. Mus. Compar. Zool. Harvard 34 200 The plates decrease rapidly in size adorally and leave small bare areas between the adjoining ambulacra close to the mouth.
1965 Jrnl. Paleontol. 39 450/2 In Proterocidaris and Pholidocidaris the ambulacra are greatly enlarged adorally, a progressive feature in the Echinocystidoida.
2007 P. D. Taylor & D. N. Lewis Fossil Invertebr. vi. 170/2 The pores are paired within the petaloid region but are single adorally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adv.1882