Etymology

rhynchodaeum

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Today it means: A cavity in some gastropods that contains the proboscis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὁδαῖος“on the way”
  2. English todayrhynchodaeum

From rhyncho- + Ancient Greek ὁδαῖος (hodaîos, “on the way”), after proctodeum.

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