tubocanaliculate

adjective

Having large-diameter pores with funnel-shaped openings on both inner and outer surfaces of the shell. These eggs would have a high gas exchange rate, and therefore were probably buried in humid mounds.

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Meanings

adjectivetubocanaliculate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving large-diameter pores with funnel-shaped openings on both inner and outer surfaces of the shell. These eggs would have a high gas exchange rate, and therefore were probably buried in humid mounds.

Origin

From tube + -o- + canaliculate.

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tubocanaliculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubocanaliculate

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