tanylobous

tanylobous
\\|tanə̇|lōbəs\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin, from tany- + lobus
: having or being an elongated prostomium set off by a groove and overlapping the first true segments in the form of a tonguelike process

an annelid worm with a tanylobous prostomium


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  • tanylobous — adj. [Gr. tanaos, stretched; lobos, lobe] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) Pertaining to the tongue of the prostomium extending through segment i to the groove between segments i and ii, dividing the peristomium dorsally; see epilobous, prolobous,… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • tanylobous — tany·lo·bous …   English syllables

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