CYCLOSTOME

Meaning of CYCLOSTOME in English

[ 'sʌɪklə(ʊ)stəʊm ]

■ noun Zoology an eel-like jawless vertebrate with a round sucking mouth, such as a lamprey or hagfish.

Origin

C19: from cyclo- + Gk stoma 'mouth'.

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CYCLOSTOME — noun see: stomach Date: 1835 any of a class (Cyclostomata) of jawless fishes having a large sucking mouth and comprising …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CYCLOSTOME — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at cyclo- +ˌstōm adjective Etymology: New Latin Cyclostomi or Cyclostomata 1. : of or relating to the Cyclostomi …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CYCLOSTOME — (a.) Alt. of Cyclostomous
Английский словарь Webster
CYCLOSTOME — ( a. ) Alt. of Cyclostomous
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CYCLOSTOME — /suy"kleuh stohm', sik"leuh-/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Cyclostomata, a subclass of jawless, eellike, marine vertebrates of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CYCLOSTOME — n. (Zoology) creature with a rounded mouth; creature which belongs to the Cyclostomata
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CYCLOSTOME — adj. (Zoology) having a rounded mouth; belonging to the Cyclostomata
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CYCLOSTOME — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek kykl- + stoma mouth — more at stomach Date: 1835 : any of a class …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CYCLOSTOME — adj ·alt. of cyclostomous.
Webster English vocab
CYCLOSTOME — [cy.clo.stome] n [ultim. fr. Gk kykl- + stoma mouth--more at stomach] (1835): any of a class (Cyclostomata) of jawless fishes …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CYCLOSTOME — any member of the order Cyclostomata (class Agnatha), which contains the lamprey and the hagfish (qq.v.). These fish are characterized …
Britannica English vocabulary
CYCLOSTOME — n. any fishlike jawless vertebrate of the subclass Cyclostomata, having a large sucking mouth, e.g. a lamprey. øøcyclostomate adj. [CYCLO- …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CYCLOSTOME — n. any fishlike jawless vertebrate of the subclass Cyclostomata, having a large sucking mouth, e.g. a lamprey. cyclostomate adj. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CYCLOSTOME — n. any fishlike jawless vertebrate of the subclass Cyclostomata, having a large sucking mouth, e.g. a lamprey. Derivatives: cyclostomate adj. …
Oxford English vocab
CYCLOSTOME — n. Pronunciation: ' s ī -kl ə - ˌ st ō m Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek kykl- + …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PETROMYZONT — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmīˌzänt noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Petromyzontidae : a cyclostome of the family Petromyzontidae : lamprey
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETROMYZON — ˌpe.trōˈmīˌzän noun Etymology: New Latin Petromyzont-, Petromyzon, from petr- + -myzont-, -myzon -myzon 1. capitalized : a genus (the type …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PALAEOSPONDYLUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pale- + -spondylus : a genus of extinct primitive vertebrates that are …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONORHINAL — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at mono- +|rīnəl adjective or mono·rhine -|rīn Etymology: mon- + -rhinal (from rhin- + -al ) or -rhine : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARSIPOBRANCH — ˈmärsəpōˌbraŋk adjective or noun Etymology: New Latin Marsipobranchia : cyclostome
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-STOME — a combining form meaning "organism having a mouth or mouthlike organ" ( cyclostome ), "mouthlike organ" ( cytostome ), as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JAWLESS FISH — cyclostome. [ 1965-70; JAW 1 + -LESS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAGFISH — /hag"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) hagfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Britannica English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
-STOME — -stome BrE AmE stəʊm AmE stoʊm ▷ — cyclostome ˈsaɪk lə ʊ stəʊm AmE -lə stoʊm
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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