abdominal pore

English edit

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ pɔɹ/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ pɔɹ/

Noun edit

abdominal pore (plural abdominal pores)

(ichthyology) A pair of sphincters near the cloaca that allow for communication between the abdominal cavity and the exterior.^[1]

Translations edit

sphincter near the cloaca

Portuguese: poro abdominal m

References edit

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2

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