polystome

1 of 2

noun

poly·​stome

plural -s

: a polystomatous individual (as a monogenetic trematode worm)

polystome

2 of 2

adjective

"

: polystomatous

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Greek polystomos many-mouthed

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