camerostome

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noun

A ventral depression of the anterior cephalothorax of soft ticks that contains their mouth parts

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Meanings

nouncamerostome (plural camerostomes)

plural camerostomes

  1. A ventral depression of the anterior cephalothorax of soft ticks that contains their mouth parts

Origin

From Latin camera (“chamber, vault”) + -stome.

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APA

camerostome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camerostome

MLA

“camerostome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camerostome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camerostome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camerostome.

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