ˌsīfənōˈstōməd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from siphon- + stomata
1. in some classifications : a tribe of parasitic copepod crustaceans including many parasites of fishes (as the lernaeans) that have a mouth adapted to suck blood
2. in former classifications : an artificial group of marine snails possessing a canal for the passage of the siphon at the base of the aperture
• si·phono·stome sīˈfänəˌstōm, ˈsīfən- noun -s