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aboral

adj.
C1 Advanced ab·o·ral

adj. describing the side of an animal that is opposite to where it attaches to the ground or a surface. It is the part of the body that faces upward or away from the bottom.

adj. relating to the side of an organism that is opposite to the side attached to a substrate or the ground. In echinoderms, it refers to the upper surface relative to the oral surface.


SIMPLE

The sea star has a rough aboral surface.

CONTEXTUAL

Biologists observed that the aboral side of the creature was covered in small, protective spines.

COMPLEX

The aboral surface of the echinoderm is typically more complex and textured than the oral side, which is adapted for feeding and sensory perception.

Antonyms
Origin

From ab- (“away from”) + oral (“the mouth”).

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