archenteron
archenteron · archenterons · archentera
A primitive alimentary cavityA primitive alimentary cavity
Meaning
1 sensesA primitive alimentary cavity
More definitions
- central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
arch- from Latin archi- from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + enteron from Ancient Greek ἔντarch- from Latin archi- from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + enteron from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “gut”).
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Forms
plural: archenterons / archentera| Singular | archenteron |
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| Plural | archenterons / archentera |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedarchenteric
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular