nephrostome

nephrostome
neph·ro·stome 'nef-rə-.stōm also ne·phros·to·ma ni-'fräs-tə-mə n, pl -stomes also -sto·ma·ta -mət-ə the ciliated funnel-shaped coelomic opening of a typical nephridium

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neph·ro·stome (nefґro-stōm) nephrostoma.

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