aboral

English

Etymology

ab- (away from) + oral (the mouth)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈɔːɹ.l̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈɔɹ.l̩/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl

Adjective

aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)

  1. (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aboral”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Latin ab- + oralis.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

aboral (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular aboraler, not comparable)

  1. aboral

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From ab- + oral; first element from Latin ab-.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.boˈɾaw/ [a.boˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɔˈɾal/ [ɐ.βɔˈɾaɫ], /ɐ.boˈɾal/ [ɐ.βoˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɔˈɾa.li/ [ɐ.βɔˈɾa.li], /ɐ.boˈɾa.li/ [ɐ.βoˈɾa.li]

Adjective

aboral m or f (plural aborais)

  1. (zoology) aboral (situated away from the mouth)

Spanish

Adjective

aboral m or f (masculine and feminine plural aborales)

  1. aboral

Further reading

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