English Explanatory Dictionary

stomodeum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A depression on the ectoderm of a developing embryo that becomes the mouth.

Word forms

stomodeum stomodea stomodeums stomatodaeum stomatodeum stomodaeum stomodæum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + a latinized and nominalized form of Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”). Compare proctodeum, urodeum, coprodeum, and phallodeum.

Derived words

stomodeal
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