proctodeum
noun
proc·to·de·um
variants
or proctodaeum
plural proctodea or proctodaea
-ˈdē-ə
or proctodeums or proctodaeums
: the posterior ectodermal part of the digestive tract formed in the embryo by invagination of the outer body wall
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