physostomatous

Variant of physostomous

physostomous definition

phy·sos·to·mous (fī säs′tə məs)

adjective

Zool. having the air bladder connected to the digestive tract by a tube, as certain fishes
also physostomatous phy′·so·stom′a·tous (fī′sō stäm′ə təs)

Etymology: < Gr physa (see physostigmine) + -stomous

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