rhynchostome

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noun

The opening of the rhynchodaeum (in some gastropods) through which the proboscis emerges

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Meanings

nounrhynchostome (plural rhynchostomes)

plural rhynchostomes

  1. The opening of the rhynchodaeum (in some gastropods) through which the proboscis emerges

Origin

From rhyncho- + -stome.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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