holostome

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noun

An adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.

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Meanings

nounholostome (plural holostomes)

plural holostomes

  1. An adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.
  2. obsoletebiologyAny of the former division Holostomata of gastropods.
  3. obsoletebiologyAny of the suborder Helostomi of eel-like fish.

Origin

From holo- (“whole”) + -stome (“mouth”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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