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osculum
[ os-kyuh-luhm ]
noun
- a small mouthlike aperture, as of a sponge.
osculum
/ ˈɒskjʊləm /
noun
- zoology a mouthlike aperture, esp the opening in a sponge out of which water passes
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of osculum1
Example Sentences
Typically, water comes in through numerous ostia and leaves through the osculum, a hole near the sponges’ top.
The relative times of appearance of the single osculum and smaller apertures is not constant for the different larv.
Guttur prophanum quod hodie Christo extendis ad osculum, crastino es illud extensurus ad laqueum.
A mock sermon often concludes the night's proceedings, the ordinary salutation of the osculum in tergo being first given.
The relative times of appearance of the single osculum and the smaller apertures are not constant for the different larv.
Osculum three times as broad as the central chamber, surrounded by a coronet of short teeth.
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