nephrostome

noun

neph·ro·stome ˈne-frə-ˌstōm

: the ciliated funnel-shaped coelomic opening of a typical nephridium

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Etymology

New Latin nephrostoma, from nephr- + stoma stoma

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1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nephrostome was in 1888

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nephrostome

noun

neph·ro·stome ˈnef-rə-ˌstōm

variants also nephrostoma

ni-ˈfräs-tə-mə

plural nephrostomes also nephrostomata -mət-ə

: the ciliated funnel-shaped coelomic opening of a typical nephridium

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