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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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ANTHOZOAN
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
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