Etymology

aulacopod

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Today it means: Having a pair of parapodial grooves so that the ciliated sole extends above the foot margin. Full definition →

Ancient Greek αὖλαξ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromαὖλαξ“furrow”
  2. English todayaulacopod

From Ancient Greek αὖλαξ (aûlax, “furrow”) + -pod.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekαὖλαξ all →

anaulacorhizeaulacophore

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