-STOMOUS

Meaning of -STOMOUS in English

-stomous stress-imposing BrE AmE stəm əs

▷ — monostomous mɒ ˈnɒst əm əs mə- AmE \ mɑː ˈnɑːst-

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-STOMOUS — stəməs adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -stomus, from Greek stoma mouth — more at stomach : -stomatous gymno stomous
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-STOMOUS — a combining form meaning "having a mouth" of the kind or number specified by the initial element: monostomous. [ -stomos …
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MONOSTOME — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌstōm adjective Etymology: Greek monostomos, from mon- + -stomos -stomous 1. : having one mouth or sucker 2. [New …
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SAPR- — combining form or sapro- Etymology: Greek, from sapros; perhaps akin to Lithuanian šupti to rot 1. : rotten : putrid …
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POLYSTOMA — pəˈlistəmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek polystomos many mouthed, from poly- + -stomos -stomous : a genus …
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PENTASTOMUM — pen.ˈtastəməm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from neuter of pentastomus having five stomata, from penta- + -stomus -stomous : …
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OZOSTOMIA — ˌōzəˈstōmēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ozostomos having bad breath (from ozo- bad smell—from ozein to …
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MICROSTOMOUS — (ˈ)mī|krästəməs adjective Etymology: micr- + -stomous : microstomatous
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HYPOSTOMOUS — (ˈ)hī|pästəməs, hə̇ˈp- adjective Etymology: hypo- + -stomous : hypostomatous
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HOLOSTOMOUS — həˈlästəməs adjective Etymology: hol- + -stomous : holostomatous
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GYMNOSTOMATOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|stäməd.əs, -tōm- adjective or gym·nos·to·mous (ˈ)jim|nästəməs Etymology: gymn- + -stomatous or -stomous : having no peristome
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CYCLOSTOMOUS — (ˈ)sī|klästəməs adjective Etymology: cycl- + -stomous : cyclostomate
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ASTOMOUS — ˈastəməs adjective Etymology: a- (II) + -stomous 1. : astomatal 2. : having a capsule that bursts irregularly and is …
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-STOME — a combining form meaning "organism having a mouth or mouthlike organ" ( cyclostome ), "mouthlike organ" ( cytostome ), as …
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STOMATO- — a combining form meaning "mouth," used in the formation of compound words: stomatoplasty. Also, esp. before a vowel, stomat- . …
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PHYSOSTOMOUS — /fuy sos"teuh meuhs/ , adj. Ichthyol. having the mouth and air bladder connected by an air duct. Cf. physoclistous . …
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PENTASTOMID — /pen'teuh stoh"mid/ , n. Zool. See tongue worm . [ 1905-10; Pentastomida name of the class of tongue worms, equiv. …
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OZOSTOMIA — /oh'zeuh stoh"mee euh/ , n. Pathol. bad breath; halitosis. [ ozóstom ( os ) having bad breath ( ozo- OZO- …
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