English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudoproct

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The anal opening on the pseudembryo of an echinoderm.
  2. A false osculum or secondary opening which replaces the original osculum of a sponge.

Word forms

pseudoproct pseudoprocts

Etymology

From pseudo- + Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”).

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