aboral

1. 1.

   opposite to or away from the mouth

   “the aboral surface of a starfish”

   Antonymsoral

   anatomy

Questions about aboral

What does aboral mean?

aboral means "opposite to or away from the mouth".

How many syllables are in aboral?

aboral has 3 syllables: a-bo-ral. The stress falls on "a".

What is the opposite of aboral?

The recorded antonyms are oral.

Is aboral a common word?

aboral is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.