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rhynchostome

rhynchostome noun: the opening of the rhynchodaeum (in some gastropods) through which the proboscis emerges.

Noun

rhynchostome (plural rhynchostomes)

  1. The opening of the rhynchodaeum (in some gastropods) through which the proboscis emerges

Forms of rhynchostome

pluralrhynchostomes

Origin of rhynchostome

From rhyncho- + -stome.

Questions about rhynchostome

What does rhynchostome mean?
Rhynchostome means the opening of the rhynchodaeum (in some gastropods) through which the proboscis emerges.
What part of speech is rhynchostome?
Rhynchostome is a noun.
What is the plural of rhynchostome?
The plural of rhynchostome is rhynchostomes.

Words near rhynchostome in the dictionary

  1. rhynchosaurian
  2. rhynchosaurid
  3. rhynchosaurids
  4. rhynchosaurs
  5. rhynchosporium
  6. rhynchostome
  7. rhynchostomes
  8. rhynchotous
  9. rhyncocephalian
  10. rhyncophylline
  11. rhynd

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