aquapharyngeal
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the bulb-like anterior part of a sea cucumber, containing the pharynx and water vascular system.
Example Sentences
- "Tentacles are inserted rhythmically into the mouth as a result of the co-ordinated actions of the aquapharyngeal complex which is essentially similar in structure in all holothurians (Fig. 1)."
Etymology
From aqua- + pharyngeal. From French aquo-pharyngien, coined by French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1889 based on its constituent parts.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: aquo-pharyngien