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hymenostome

hymenostome noun: any member of the order Hymenostomatida of ciliate protozoa.

Noun

hymenostome (plural hymenostomes)

  1. Any member of the order Hymenostomatida of ciliate protozoa.

Forms of hymenostome

pluralhymenostomes

Questions about hymenostome

What does hymenostome mean?
Hymenostome means any member of the order Hymenostomatida of ciliate protozoa.
What part of speech is hymenostome?
Hymenostome is a noun.
What is the plural of hymenostome?
The plural of hymenostome is hymenostomes.

Words near hymenostome in the dictionary

  1. hymenopters
  2. hymenorrhaphies
  3. hymenorrhaphy
  4. hymenosomatid
  5. hymenosomatids
  6. hymenostome
  7. hymenostomes
  8. hymenotomies
  9. hymenotomy
  10. hymens
  11. hymenæal

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