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单词 endostyle
释义

endostyle

noun

en·​do·​style ˈen-dō-ˌstī(-ə)l How to pronounce endostyle (audio)
: a pair of parallel longitudinal folds projecting into the pharyngeal cavity in lower chordates (such as the tunicates) that secrete mucus for trapping food particles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Unlike spiders that spin their feeding webs, these grazers have a special organ, called an endostyle, that secretes their mucous mesh. Kelly Sutherland, Smithsonian, 3 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary end- + Greek stylos pillar — more at steer

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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