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Definition of Aristotle's lantern in English: Aristotle's lanternnounˈarɪstɒt(ə)lz Zoology A conical structure of calcareous plates and muscles supporting the rasping teeth of a sea urchin. Example sentencesExamples - Organisms in and on the sand grains are manipulated towards the mouth along the food grooves, and then exposed and/or macerated by the crushing action of the Aristotle's lantern.
- Many have a group of hard plates which retract and grasp like teeth, commonly called Aristotle's lantern.
- The mouth of most echinoids is provided with five hard teeth arranged in a circlet, forming an apparatus known as Aristotle's lantern.
- The mouth, in the peristomal membrane, contains a powerful chewing apparatus called the Aristotle's lantern.
Definition of Aristotle's lantern in US English: Aristotle's lanternnoun Zoology A conical structure of calcareous plates and muscles supporting the rasping teeth of a sea urchin. Example sentencesExamples - Organisms in and on the sand grains are manipulated towards the mouth along the food grooves, and then exposed and/or macerated by the crushing action of the Aristotle's lantern.
- The mouth, in the peristomal membrane, contains a powerful chewing apparatus called the Aristotle's lantern.
- Many have a group of hard plates which retract and grasp like teeth, commonly called Aristotle's lantern.
- The mouth of most echinoids is provided with five hard teeth arranged in a circlet, forming an apparatus known as Aristotle's lantern.
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