1. in a direction away from the mouth or oral end of an organism; toward the aboral end
Usage: biology; zoology; technical

Examples

• The tentacles extend aborally from the sea anemone's base.
• In echinoderms, the anus is located aborally opposite the mouth.
• The nerve cord runs aborally along the organism's body axis.
• Cilia beat aborally to move food particles away from the oral surface.
• The organism's sensory organs are positioned aborally for environmental detection.