porostele

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noun

A specialized column-like structure found in some millipedes, used to open ozopores.

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Meanings

nounporostele (plural porosteles)

plural porosteles

  1. biologyA specialized column-like structure found in some millipedes, used to open ozopores.

Origin

From poro- + -stele.

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APA

porostele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porostele

MLA

“porostele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porostele. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porostele,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porostele.

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