Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The posterior opening of the body-cavity of the lancelet, Branchiostoma, from which issues the water taken in at the mouth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a hole in a
lancelet through whichwater exits the body
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Examples
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[1] Also located on the ventral side of the animal and a little more anterior than the anus, is the atriopore, which is used to release water from the amphioxus 'body.
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[3] Also located on the ventral side of the animal and a little more anterior than the anus, is the atriopore, which is used to release water from the amphioxus 'body.
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[3] Also located on the ventral side of the animal and a little more anterior than the anus, is the atriopore, which is used to release water from the amphioxus 'body.
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Mucus in the atrium traps food particles while the water exits out of the atriopore.
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Mucus in the atrium traps food particles while the water exits out of the atriopore.
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