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metastoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metas-toma
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.

noun

A ventral single plate located in the opisthosoma of some non-arachnid chelicerates in the extinct genus Houia which is involved in feeding and manipulating food.

noun

A structure found in some mosses and liverworts that covers the mouth of the capsule from which spores are released.

Etymology

From meta- (“behind”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

metastomas (plural) metastomata (plural) metastome (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

endostoma pleurostoma

Questions

What does metastoma mean?
A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
Where does metastoma come from?
From meta- (“behind”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

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