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enterocoele definition

entero·coele or enterocoel en′tero·coel′ (en′tər ō sēl′)

noun

a coelomic cavity, as in starfishes and sea urchins, formed from a pouchlike outward fold of the wall of the archenteron

Etymology: entero- + -coele

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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