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holostomatous

holostomatous adjective: having an entire aperture not interrupted by the siphonal canal, notch, or by any other extension.

Adjective

holostomatous (not comparable)

  1. Having an entire aperture not interrupted by the siphonal canal, notch, or by any other extension
    • holostomatous shell
    • holostomatous mollusc

Origin of holostomatous

From holo- + -stomatous. Compare siphonostomatous.

Questions about holostomatous

What does holostomatous mean?
Holostomatous means having an entire aperture not interrupted by the siphonal canal, notch, or by any other extension.
What part of speech is holostomatous?
Holostomatous is an adjective.

Words near holostomatous in the dictionary

  1. holosteans
  2. holosteian
  3. holosteians
  4. holosteric
  5. holostomate
  6. holostomatous
  7. holostome
  8. holostomes
  9. holostratigraphy
  10. holostratotype
  11. holostratotypes

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