pleurembolic
/ˌplʊərɛmˈbɒlɪk/ /ˌplɔːrɛmˈbɒlɪk/Zoology
adjective
Of an eversible organ, as the proboscis of a gastropod mollusc: withdrawn from the everted position by muscles attached to its sides rather than its tip (so that the tip is the last part to be introverted).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ray Lankester (1847–1929), zoologist. From pleuro- + embolic.
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