EPISTOME

Etymology

Noun

epistome (plural epistomes)

(zoology) a mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids

a plate in front of the mouth of some types of crustacean

Anagrams

• epitomes, epsomite

Source: Wiktionary


E*pis"to*ma, Ep"i*stome, n. Etym: [NL. epistoma, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.) (a) The region between the antennæ and the mouth, in Crustacea. (b) A liplike organ that covers the mouth, in most Bryozoa. See Illust., under Entoprocta.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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