stomodaeum
[ stoh-muh-dee-uh m, stom-uh- ]
/ ˌstoʊ məˈdi əm, ˌstɒm ə- /
noun, plural sto·mo·dae·a [stoh-muh-dee-uh, stom-uh-] /ˌstoʊ məˈdi ə, ˌstɒm ə-/.
OTHER WORDS FROM stomodaeum
sto·mo·dae·al, adjectiveWords nearby stomodaeum
stomatopod,
stomatorrhagia,
stomatotomy,
stomatous,
stomium,
stomodaeum,
stomodeum,
stomp,
stomper,
stompie,
stone
Example sentences from the Web for stomodaeum
There is only one ciliated groove, the sulcus, in the stomodaeum.
The mouth and stomodaeum form independently of the blastopore.
Each zooid has six tentacles; the stomodaeum is elongate, but the sulcus and sulculus are very feebly represented.
The stomodaeum lies in the sagittal plane, the funnel and tentacles in the transverse or tentacular plane.
British Dictionary definitions for stomodaeum
stomodaeum
stomodeum
/ (ˌstəʊməˈdiːəm, ˌstɒm-) /
noun plural -daea or -dea (-ˈdiːə)
the oral cavity of a vertebrate embryo, which is formed from an invagination of the ectoderm and develops into the part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and stomach
Derived forms of stomodaeum
stomodaeal or stomodeal, adjectiveWord Origin for stomodaeum
C19: from New Latin, from Greek
stoma mouth +
hodaios on the way, from
hodos way