SIPHONOSTOMATOUS


Meaning of SIPHONOSTOMATOUS in English

|sīfənō|stōməd.əs, -täm- adjective

Etymology: siphon- + -stomatous

1. : having the front edge of the aperture of the shell prolonged in the shape of a channel for the protection of the siphon — used of various marine snails

2. : having a tubular mouth

3.

[New Latin Siphonostomata + English -ous ]

: of or relating to the Siphonostomata

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