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stenostomid

stenostomid noun: any member of the family Stenostomidae of flatworms.

Noun

stenostomid (plural stenostomids)

  1. Any member of the family Stenostomidae of flatworms.
    • AN-DER-LAN (1939), however, thinks that this is not the case of a new genus, but rather of a new species belonging to the stenostomid group, where the same method of feeding is observed.1960, Siniša Stanković, The Balkan Lake Ohrid and Its Living World, page 174
    • The brain lies a little farther forward than in stenostomids but not so far forward as in Chordarium.1982, Sybil P. Parker, Synopsis and classification of living organisms, volume 1, page 721

Forms of stenostomid

pluralstenostomids

Questions about stenostomid

What does stenostomid mean?
Stenostomid means any member of the family Stenostomidae of flatworms.
What part of speech is stenostomid?
Stenostomid is a noun.
What is the plural of stenostomid?
The plural of stenostomid is stenostomids.

Words near stenostomid in the dictionary

  1. stenospermocarpic
  2. stenospermocarpy
  3. stenostirid
  4. stenostirids
  5. stenostomatous
  6. stenostomid
  7. stenostomids
  8. stenotele
  9. stenotelegraphic
  10. stenotelegraphy
  11. stenoteles

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