ostiolar
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ostiolar — See ostiole. * * * … Universalium
ostiolar — os·ti·o·lar … English syllables
ostiolar — ˈästēələ(r), ēˌōl adjective : of, relating to, or being an ostiole … Useful english dictionary
ostiolar peritreme — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The ridged, cuticular projections surrounding the ostiole, cresting and being subdivided into several smaller projections with ridges running parallel to the line from each ostiole to the corresponding evaporative cuticle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ostiole — ostiolar /os tee euh leuhr, o stuy /, adj. /os tee ohl /, n. Biol. a small opening or pore, esp. in the fruiting body of a fungus. [1825 35; < L ostiolum little door, equiv. to osti(um) door (see OSTIUM) + olum OLE1] * * * … Universalium
ostiole — /ˈɒstioʊl/ (say osteeohl) noun a small opening or orifice. {Latin ostiolum, diminutive of ostium door} –ostiolar /ˈɒstiələ/ (say osteeuhluh), /ɒsˈti / (say os tee ), adjective …
ostiole — [äs′tē ōl΄] n. [< ModL ostiolum < L, dim. of ostium: see OSTIARY] a small opening or orifice, as a pore ostiolar [äs′tē ō lər, äs tī′ō lər] adj … English World dictionary
