ˌkriptəˈstōməd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from crypt- + -stomata
: a group of Paleozoic bryozoa (class Gymnolaemata) in which the true apertures of the zooecia are concealed at the bottom of vestibular tubes
• cryp·to·stome ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌstōm adjective or noun