actinostome

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noun

The mouth or anterior opening of a various marine animals, such as the starfish.

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Meanings

nounactinostome (plural actinostomes)

plural actinostomes

  1. archaicbiologyThe mouth or anterior opening of a various marine animals, such as the starfish.

Origin

From actino- + -stome.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

osteomanticcatostomine
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APA

actinostome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actinostome

MLA

“actinostome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actinostome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “actinostome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actinostome.

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