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si·pho·no·sto·ma·ta
\ˌsīfənōˈstōməd.ə\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from siphon- + stomata
1. in some classifications : a tribe of parasitic copepod crustaceans including many parasites of fishes (as the lernaeans) that have a mouth adapted to suck blood
2. in former classifications : an artificial group of marine snails possessing a canal for the passage of the siphon at the base of the aperture
• si·phono·stome \sīˈfänəˌstōm, ˈsīfən-\ noun -s |