holostomatous

English

Etymology

From holo- +‎ -stomatous. Compare siphonostomatous.

Adjective

holostomatous (not comparable)

1. (zoology, said of many shells) Having an entire aperture not interrupted by the siphonal canal, notch, or by any other extension

   holostomatous shell

   holostomatous mollusc

References

• “holostomatous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.