holostomatous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From holo- + -stomatous. Compare siphonostomatous.
Adjective
[edit]holostomatous (not comparable)
- (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
[edit]- “holostomatous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.