macrostomatan

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noun

Any snake of the clade Macrostomata

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Meanings

nounmacrostomatan (plural macrostomatans)

plural macrostomatans

  1. Any snake of the clade Macrostomata

    The unique adaptations for the snake skull for ingesting large prey in more primitive macrostomatan snakes have been well documented.

    2016 February 18, “Are Diet Preferences Associated to Skulls Shape Diversification in Xenodontine Snakes?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

Macrostomata + -an

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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