Etymology

pseudoproct

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Today it means: The anal opening on the pseudembryo of an echinoderm. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πρωκτός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρωκτός“anus”
  2. English todaypseudoproct

From pseudo- + Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρωκτός all →

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