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ABORAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aboral mean?
• ABORAL (adjective)
The adjective ABORAL has 1 sense:
1. opposite to or away from the mouth
Familiarity information: ABORAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Opposite to or away from the mouth
Context example:
the aboral surface of a starfish
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Antonym:
oral (of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located)
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