ˌtrepəˈstōməd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trepein to turn + New Latin -o- + -stomata
: an order of Bryozoa (class Gymnolaemata) comprising Paleozoic forms resembling corals and having conical or prismatic zooecial tubes with flat or curved partitions
• trep·o·stome ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌstōm adjective or noun