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acrostomy

acrostomy noun: a morphotype characterized by bilateral symmetry and a mouth located at one pole of the body.

Noun

acrostomy (uncountable)

  1. A morphotype characterized by bilateral symmetry and a mouth located at one pole of the body.
    • In the Kampinos Forest, on the other hand, all substrates have been inhabited at majority (75%) by a morphotype called acrostomy.1985, Polish Ecological Studies -Volume 10, Issues 1-2, page 81
    • Its morphological appearance (Fig. lb) is characterized by predominance of acrostomy ...1991, Biology Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR

Origin of acrostomy

From acro- + -stomy.

Questions about acrostomy

What does acrostomy mean?
Acrostomy means a morphotype characterized by bilateral symmetry and a mouth located at one pole of the body.
What part of speech is acrostomy?
Acrostomy is a noun.

Words near acrostomy in the dictionary

  1. acrostick
  2. acrosticke
  3. acrostickes
  4. acrosticks
  5. acrostics
  6. acrostomy
  7. acrosyndesis
  8. acrosyringia
  9. acrosyringial
  10. acrosyringium
  11. acrotarsia

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