Definition of adoral in English:
adoral
adjective adˈɔːr(ə)laˈdôrəl
Zoology Relating to or denoting the side or end where the mouth is situated.
Example sentencesExamples
- Therefore, in these early stages, the boundary can be drawn between these aboral plates and those formed adoral to the terminals.
- These structures improve the resistance of the ammonite septum to pressure upon its main surface in both adapical and adoral directions.
- These individuals are rare, are less than 15 mm in test diameter, and contain spines very similar to the thin, gracile, lightly ornamented, adoral spines of larger specimens.
Derivatives
adverb
Zoology Embryonic shell.-The most apical part of the shell, adorally marked by the nepionic constriction.
Example sentencesExamples
- The resulting adorally arching of the septa, combined with their thickening toward the center, together improve the resistance of the ammonoid to strong dragging forces between the organism and its buoyant conch.
Origin
Late 19th century: from ad- 'at' + oral.