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excurrent

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskʌr(ə)nt, ɛk-/

Definition of excurrent

adjective

chiefly Zoology
  • (of a vessel or opening) conveying fluid outwards: the excurrent siphonThe opposite of incurrent.

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin excurrent- 'running out', from the verb excurrere

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