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pneumostome

pneumostome noun: a pore through which slugs and other gastropods breathe.

Noun

pneumostome (plural pneumostomes)

  1. A pore through which slugs and other gastropods breathe

Forms of pneumostome

pluralpneumostomes

Origin of pneumostome

From pneumo- + -stome.

Questions about pneumostome

What does pneumostome mean?
Pneumostome means a pore through which slugs and other gastropods breathe.
What part of speech is pneumostome?
Pneumostome is a noun.
What is the plural of pneumostome?
The plural of pneumostome is pneumostomes.

Words near pneumostome in the dictionary

  1. pneumose
  2. pneumosepsis
  3. pneumosphere
  4. pneumospheres
  5. pneumostimulation
  6. pneumostome
  7. pneumostomes
  8. pneumotach
  9. pneumotachograph
  10. pneumotachographs
  11. pneumotachography

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