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Ambulacral

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Adjective

1. ambulacral

pertaining to the ambulacra of radial echinoderms

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Ambulacral

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noun plural -ra (-rə)
any of five radial bands on the ventral surface of echinoderms, such as the starfish and sea urchin, on which the tube feet are situated

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Ambulacral

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nounWord forms: plural ˌambuˈlacra (ˌæmbjʊleɪkrə ; amˌbyoolākrə)
Zoology
in echinoderms, that surface area containing a radiating series of perforated plates through which the tube feet extend

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Ambulacral

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n. pl. am·bu·lac·ra (-lăkrə, -lākrə)
One of the five radial areas on the undersurface of the starfish and similar echinoderms, from which the tube feet are protruded and withdrawn.

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