rhynchodaeum

English

Etymology

From rhyncho- + Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”), after proctodeum.

Noun

rhynchodaeum (plural rhynchodaeums)

  1. A cavity in some gastropods that contains the proboscis.
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