-STOME


Meaning of -STOME in English

a combining form meaning "organism having a mouth or mouthlike organ" ( cyclostome ), "mouthlike organ" ( cytostome ), as specified by the initial element. Cf. -stomous, -stomy .

[ comb. form repr. Gk stóma mouth, and stómion little mouth ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .