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holostome

holostome noun: an adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.

Noun

holostome (plural holostomes)

  1. An adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.
  2. (obsolete) Any of the former division Holostomata of gastropods.
  3. (obsolete) Any of the suborder Helostomi of eel-like fish.

Forms of holostome

pluralholostomes

Origin of holostome

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

Words formed from holostome

  • holostome sedge

Questions about holostome

What does holostome mean?
Holostome means an adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.
What part of speech is holostome?
Holostome is a noun.
What is the plural of holostome?
The plural of holostome is holostomes.

Words near holostome in the dictionary

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

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