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ammonotelic definition

am·mo·no·telic (am′ə nō tel′ik)

adjective

excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates

Etymology: ammono- + telic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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