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Epistome
{ ‖
E-pis′to-ma
,Ep′i-stome
, }Noun.
[NL.
epistoma
, fr. Gr. ἐπί
upon + [GREEK], [GREEK], mouth.] (Zoöl.)
(a)
The region between the antennæ and the mouth, in Crustacea.
(b)
A liplike organ that covers the mouth, in most Bryozoa. See Illust., under
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epistome
epistome
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Alternative forms
Noun
epistome (plural epistomes)
- (zoology) a mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids
- a plate in front of the mouth of some types of crustacean
References
- Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 167. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.