Definition of nephridiopore in English:
nephridiopore
noun nɪˈfrɪdɪəpɔːnəˈfridēəˌpôr
Zoology The external opening of a nephridium.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eggs and sperm reach the outside of their body through the nephridiopores.
- In both there is a single pair of metanephridia and they are anterior with an anterior nephridiopore.
- These excretory organs open through nephridiopores on the ventral surface of the body wall.
- Then the waste exits out of the nephridiopore as dilute urine, balancing osmotic intake of fresh water surrounding the annelid.
- Expulsion of resorufin was readily observed from the nephridiopore during observation of the labelled parasites.