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polystome

polystome noun: any animal with many mouths.

Noun

polystome (plural polystomes)

  1. Any animal with many mouths.
  2. A parasitic flatworm of class Monogenea, that inhabits the gills of fish.

Forms of polystome

pluralpolystomes

Origin of polystome

From poly- + -stome.

Questions about polystome

What does polystome mean?
Polystome means any animal with many mouths.
What part of speech is polystome?
Polystome is a noun.
What is the plural of polystome?
The plural of polystome is polystomes.

Words near polystome in the dictionary

  1. polystilbene
  2. polystilbenes
  3. polystoechotid
  4. polystoechotids
  5. polystomatous
  6. polystome
  7. polystomes
  8. polystomous
  9. polystone
  10. polystratal
  11. polystrate

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