porus

noun

po·​rus

ˈpōrəs

plural pori

-rˌī

or poruses

: a bodily pore or pit

especially : one of the pits on the body of an insect connected with the sense organs compare trichopore

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, pore

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