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holostome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
holostome
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.

noun

Any of the former division Holostomata of gastropods.

Obsolete

noun

Any of the suborder Helostomi of eel-like fish.

Obsolete

Etymology

From holo- (“whole”) + -stome (“mouth”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

holostomes (plural)

Phrases

holostome sedge

Frequently Paired Words

holostomatous †Holostoma Holostomidae Holostomis Holostemma siphonostome

Questions

What does holostome mean?
An adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.
Where does holostome come from?
From holo- (“whole”) + -stome (“mouth”).

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