Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polystome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polystome
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any animal with many mouths.

noun

A parasitic flatworm of class Monogenea, that inhabits the gills of fish.

Etymology

From poly- + -stome.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly
Suffix: stome

Inflected Forms

polystomes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polystomatous

Questions

What does polystome mean?: Any animal with many mouths.
Where does polystome come from?: From poly- + -stome.

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