typhlosole

[ tif-luh-sohl ]
/ ˈtɪf ləˌsoʊl /

noun Zoology.

(in annelids and many bivalve mollusks) an infolding along the inner wall of the intestine.

Origin of typhlosole

1855–60; < Greek typhlo- (combining form of typhlós blind) + -sole (apparently irregular shortening of Greek sōlḗn pipe, channel)

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