rhynchocoelicadj.
/rɪŋkə(ʊ)ˈsiːlɪk/, U.S. /ˌrɪŋkoʊˈsilɪk/ Zoology.
Of or relating to the rhynchocoel (rhynchocoel n. 2) of a nemertean worm.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Platyhelminthes > [adjective] > belonging to class Nemertea
nemertine1852
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rhynchocoelic1898
rhynchocoelan1967
1898 Zoologische Jahrbücher 14 Beneath the rhynchocoelic sheath..is seen the dorsal blood vessel.
1971 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 262 17 The muscles of the body wall..are not required for the maintenance of the rhynchocoelic pressure once the proboscis is ejected.
2006 J. Moore Introd. Invertebr. (ed. 2) vii. 84 A curious ‘wicker-work’ construction of the rhynchocoelic muscle has evolved several times.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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