polystome

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noun

Any animal with many mouths.

Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounpolystome (plural polystomes)

plural polystomes

  1. biologyAny animal with many mouths.
  2. A parasitic flatworm of class Monogenea, that inhabits the gills of fish.

Origin

From poly- + -stome.

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APA

polystome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polystome

MLA

“polystome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polystome. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polystome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polystome.

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