epistome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids
  2. a plate in front of the mouth of some types of crustacean

Word forms

epistome epistomes epistoma

Etymology

New Latin epistoma, corresponding to epi- + -stome.

Derived words

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