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hypostomium

hypostomium noun: the region immediately anterior of a stomium.

Noun

hypostomium (plural hypostomia)

  1. The region immediately anterior of a stomium

Forms of hypostomium

pluralhypostomia

Origin of hypostomium

From hypo- + stomium.

Questions about hypostomium

What does hypostomium mean?
Hypostomium means the region immediately anterior of a stomium.
What part of speech is hypostomium?
Hypostomium is a noun.
What is the plural of hypostomium?
The plural of hypostomium is hypostomia.

Words near hypostomium in the dictionary

  1. hypostomatic
  2. hypostomatous
  3. hypostome
  4. hypostomes
  5. hypostomial
  6. hypostomium
  7. hypostratotype
  8. hypostratotypes
  9. hypostress
  10. hypostria
  11. hypostriid

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