epistome
English edit
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Etymology edit
New Latin epistoma, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, upon, over”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
Noun edit
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
References edit
- Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 167. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.