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pseudostome
pseudostome Zool. (ps-, ˈsjuːdəʊstəʊm) [ad. mod.L. pseudostoma: see prec.] 1. The mouth or oral opening of the pseudembryo of an echinoderm.1877 [see pseudoproct s.v. pseudo- 2]. 2. In a sponge, a false osculum or excurrent opening, the mouth of a secondary canal arising from fusion; also called pse...
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pseudostoma
‖ pseudostoma (psjuːˈdɒstəmə) Pl. pseudostomata (-əʊˈstɒmətə). [mod.L. Cf. Gr. ψευδόστοµα the false or blind mouth (of a river), f. ψευδο- pseudo- + στόµα mouth.] 1. Anat. A point on the surface of a serous membrane, regarded by some as the mouth of one of the absorbents or lymphatic vessels which b...
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Alabasta
It contains species with an elongated test and a strongly curved "pseudostome" (the test opening) with a flare and a notch in narrow view. The pseudostome (i.e. aperture) is strongly convex with a flare (i.e. fan shape) in broad view and a deep notch in profile view.
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Porosia
The test's aperture or "pseudostome" is surrounded with a lip made of organic compounds.
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oscule
oscule (ˈɒskjuːl) [ad. L. osculum, dim. of ōs mouth.] A small mouth or mouth-like aperture or pore; spec. = osculum 3. false oscule or osculum, a pseudostome of a sponge.1835–6 Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 42 By injecting milk into its gastric cavity [of Rhizostoma], the canals in its arms, and their oscules...
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pseudo-
pseudo- (sjuːdəʊ, formerly also ps-) before a vowel usually pseud-, repr. the Gr. combining element ψευδο-, ψευδ-, ‘false, falsely’, from stem of ψευδ-ής adj. false, ψεῦδ-ος falsity, falsehood, ψεύδ-ειν to deceive, cheat, ψεύδ-εσθαι to be false, speak falsely. Forming in Greek many compounds; with n...
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