epistome
English
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editEtymology
editNew Latin epistoma, corresponding to epi- + -stome.
Noun
editepistome (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.