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protostomous

protostomous adjective: of or pertaining to a protostome.

Adjective

protostomous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a protostome
    Synonyms:
    protostomatous

Synonyms of protostomous

Origin of protostomous

From protostome + -ous.

Questions about protostomous

What does protostomous mean?
Protostomous means of or pertaining to a protostome.
What part of speech is protostomous?
Protostomous is an adjective.

Words near protostomous in the dictionary

  1. protostome
  2. protostomes
  3. protostomian
  4. protostomians
  5. protostomic
  6. protostomous
  7. protostring
  8. protostrings
  9. protostrongylid
  10. protostrongylids
  11. protostructure

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