aboral

English

Etymology

ab- (“away from”) +‎ oral (“the mouth”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /æbˈɔːɹ.l̩/
• (US) IPA: /æbˈɔɹ.l̩/

Adjective

aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)

1. (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[1]

Related terms

• aborally

References

1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 6: