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siphonostome

siphonostome noun: any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.

Noun (1)

siphonostome (plural siphonostomes)

  1. (obsolete) Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.

Noun (2)

siphonostome (plural siphonostomes)

  1. A siphonostomatous shell.

Forms of siphonostome

pluralsiphonostomes

Origin of siphonostome

From the translingual.

From siphono- + -stome.

Questions about siphonostome

What does siphonostome mean?
Siphonostome means any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.
What part of speech is siphonostome?
Siphonostome is a noun.
What is the plural of siphonostome?
The plural of siphonostome is siphonostomes.

Words near siphonostome in the dictionary

  1. siphonosteles
  2. siphonostelic
  3. siphonostomatoid
  4. siphonostomatoids
  5. siphonostomatous
  6. siphonostome
  7. siphonostomes
  8. siphonous
  9. siphonoxanthin
  10. siphonozooid
  11. siphonozooids

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