- occlusor
- oc·clu·sor
English syllables. 2014.
occlusor
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occlusor — üsə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin occlusus (past participle of occludere) + New Latin or : a body part that closes or blocks another occlusor muscles … Useful english dictionary
occlusor — adj. [L. occludare, to close] An organ or muscle that closes an opening … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
apertural muscle — (BRYOZOA: Gymnolaemata) One of either two pairs of muscles of cheilostomate autozooids, the occlusor muscle of the operculum or the diaphragmatic dilator muscle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spiracular muscles — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The occlusor and dilator … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
occlude — v.t. shut up, in or out; v.i. shut mouth so that teeth meet. ♦ occludent, n. & a. ♦ occlusal, a. pertaining to cutting edge of tooth. ♦ occlusion, ♦ occlusor, n. ♦ occlusive, a.; n. sound (as t) made by stopping breath … Dictionary of difficult words
-or — 1. suffix forming nouns denoting a person or thing performing the action of a verb, or an agent more generally (actor; escalator; tailor) (see also ATOR, ITOR). Etymology: L or, ator, etc., sometimes via AF eour, OF eumlor, eumlur 2. suffix… … Useful english dictionary
