Prostomium Definition

prō-stōmē-əm
prostomia
noun
A small, noselike portion of the first body segment in many annelid worms, lying above and overhanging the mouth in earthworms.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Prostomium

Noun

Singular:
prostomium
Plural:
prostomia

Origin of Prostomium

  • New Latin from Greek prostomion mouth, lips pro- in front of pro–2 stoma mouth

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek, meaning "before the mouth".

    From Wiktionary

Prostomium Sentence Examples

  • The setae are implanted metamerically in accordance with the metamerism of the body, which consists of a prostomium followed by a number of segments.

  • It is, however, always possible to recognize a head, which consists at least of the peristomial segment with a forward projection of the same, the prostomium.

  • The prostomium overhangs the mouth, and is often of considerable size and, as a rule, quite distinct from the segment following, being A„ f s / 6/ ' A B I.

  • In any case the cavity of the prostomium is single, and not formed, as is the cavity of the segments of the body, by paired coelomic chambers.

  • The peculiar prostomium of Tomopteris is described below.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

MUMIUM

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