probola

noun

prob·​o·​la

ˈpräbələ

plural probolae

-ˌlē,

-ˌlī

or probolas

: one of the processes projecting from the lips of certain soil nematodes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek probolē projection, prominence, from proballein to throw forward, put forward

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