nephrostome

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noun

The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.

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Meanings

nounnephrostome (plural nephrostomes)

plural nephrostomes

  1. The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.

Origin

From nephro- + -stome.

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APA

nephrostome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrostome

MLA

“nephrostome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrostome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nephrostome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrostome.

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