Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoproct

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-proct
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The anal opening on the pseudembryo of an echinoderm.

noun

A false osculum or secondary opening which replaces the original osculum of a sponge.

Example Sentences

"The pseudostome and pseudoproct become obscure and are shortly obliterated, the sarcoid forming a thick, smooth, uniform layer over the stem and over its terminal disk."
"The pseudembryo moves rapidly in the water, rolling round and swinging from side to side ; as a rule, and especially when at rest, the surface bearing the pseudostome and pseudoproct is turned downwards."
"The pseudembryo or echinopzrdium, at first cilisted and spheroidal, becomes after a time wedge-shaped; at its broad end appears the mouth or psaudostome, and at the other the anus or pseudoproct."
"The larva now fixes itself by the 'pseudoproct.'"

Etymology

From pseudo- + Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πρωκτός

Inflected Forms

pseudoprocts (plural)

Questions

What does pseudoproct mean?: The anal opening on the pseudembryo of an echinoderm.
Where does pseudoproct come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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