tanylobous

tanylobous
adj. [Gr. tanaos, stretched; lobos, lobe]
(ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta)
Pertaining to the tongue of the prostomium extending through segment i to the groove between segments i and ii, dividing the peristomium dorsally; see epilobous, prolobous, zygolobous.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • tanylobous — |tanə̇|lōbəs adjective Etymology: New Latin, from tany + lobus : having or being an elongated prostomium set off by a groove and overlapping the first true segments in the form of a tonguelike process an annelid worm with a tanylobous prostomium …   Useful english dictionary

  • tanylobous — tany·lo·bous …   English syllables

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