ENDOSTYLE


Meaning of ENDOSTYLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈen-dō-ˌstī(-ə)l ]

noun

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

Date: 1854

: a pair of parallel longitudinal folds projecting into the pharyngeal cavity in lower chordates (as the tunicates) that secrete mucus for trapping food particles

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