holostomatous

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adjective

Having an entire aperture not interrupted by the siphonal canal, notch, or by any other extension

“holostomatous shell”

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Meanings

adjectiveholostomatous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving an entire aperture not interrupted by the siphonal canal, notch, or by any other extension

    holostomatous shell

    1 more example

    holostomatous mollusc

Origin

From holo- + -stomatous. Compare siphonostomatous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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