Epistome Definition

noun

(zoology) A mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids.

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A plate in front of the mouth of some types of crustacean.

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Other Word Forms of Epistome

Noun

Singular:
epistome
Plural:
epistomes

Origin of Epistome

  • New Latin epistoma, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epi, “on, upon, over”) + στόμα (stoma, “mouth”).

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