- monaulic
- mon·au·lic
English syllables. 2014.
monaulic
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monaulic — adj. [Gr. monos, one; aulos, pipe] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) Male and female portions with a common gonopore; see diaulic,triaulic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
monaulic — (ˈ)mä|nȯlik adjective Etymology: mon + Greek aulos pipe, tube, reed instrument like an oboe + English ic more at alveolus : having a single common genital opening used of an hermaphroditic animal … Useful english dictionary
diaulic — adj. [Gr. dis, twice; aulos, pipe] 1. With two separate ducts open to the surface. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) Male and female portions with separate gonopores; see monaulic, triaulic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
triaulic — adj. [L. tres, three; aulos, pipe] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) In opisthobranch hermaphroditic snails, the female part having two separate openings and the male part one; see diaulic, monaulic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
