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Definition of Incurrent
1. a. Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.
Definition of Incurrent
1. Adjective. Carrying inward; relating to an inward current. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Incurrent
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Incurrent
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Incurrent
Literary usage of Incurrent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1900)
"The incurrent space becomes further reduced by coalescence taking place between
adjacent radial tubes where they come into contact, thus interposing ..."
2. A Course in Invertebrate Zoölogy: A Guide to the Dissection and Comparative by Henry Sherring Pratt (1915)
"Notice also the shorter and less regular incurrent canals, which lie between the
radial canals and open to the outside through external incurrent pores. ..."
3. Morphology of Invertebrate Types by Alexander Ivanovitch Petrunkevitch (1916)
"More or less concealed by them are numerous small external pores which lead into
the so-called incurrent canals. These canals are arranged radially to the ..."
4. A Study of the Life History and Habits of Chaetopterus Variopedatus by Howard Edward Enders (1906)
"The incurrent end of the tube is therefore nearest the mouth of the animal and
the excurrent orifice is nearest the posterior end. ..."
5. An Introduction to Zoology by Robert William Hegner (1910)
"The body wall is perforated by numerous incurrent pores. This characteristic,
has suggested the name Porifera (Lat. porus, a pore, and ferre, ..."
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