adambulacral

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adjective

ad·​am·​bu·​la·​cral

¦a-ˌdam-byə-¦lā-krəl,

-ˈla-

: adjacent to the ambulacra

adambulacral

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noun

ad·​am·​bu·​la·​cral

¦a-ˌdam-byə-¦lā-krəl,

-ˈla-

plural -s

: any of a series of ossicles lying along the ambulacral grooves of starfishes

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

ad- + New Latin ambulacrum + English -al

First Known Use

Adjective

1854, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1857, in the meaning defined above

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