aboral

English

Etymology

ab- (away from) + oral (the mouth)

Pronunciation

Adjective

aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)

  1. (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aboral”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams


German

Etymology

From Latin ab- + oralis.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

aboral (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular aboraler, not comparable)

  1. aboral

Declension


Portuguese

Etymology

From ab- + oral; first element from Latin ab-.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.boˈɾaw/ [a.boˈɾaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɔˈɾal/ [ɐ.βɔˈɾaɫ], /ɐ.boˈɾal/ [ɐ.βoˈɾaɫ]

Adjective

aboral m or f (plural aborais)

  1. (zoology) aboral (situated away from the mouth)

Spanish

Adjective

aboral (plural aborales)

  1. aboral

Further reading

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