HYPOSTOME


Meaning of HYPOSTOME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-pə-ˌstōm ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hypo- + -stome (from Greek stoma mouth) — more at stomach

Date: circa 1862

: any of several structures associated with the mouth: as

a. : the manubrium of a hydrozoan

b. : a rodlike organ that arises at the base of the beak in various mites and ticks

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.