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physostomous

physostomous adjective: having a duct to the air bladder.

Adjective

physostomous (not comparable)

  1. Having a duct to the air bladder.
  2. (obsolete) Relating to the former grouping of fish Physostomi.

Origin of physostomous

See English physostome.

Questions about physostomous

What does physostomous mean?
Physostomous means having a duct to the air bladder.
What part of speech is physostomous?
Physostomous is an adjective.

Words near physostomous in the dictionary

  1. physopods
  2. physostigmine
  3. physostigmines
  4. physostome
  5. physostomes
  6. physostomous
  7. physovenine
  8. physoxia
  9. physrep
  10. physrepped
  11. physrepping

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