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/mon"euh stohm'/, adj.having a single mouth, pore, or stoma.Also, monostomous /meuh nos"teuh meuhs/.[1840-50; MONO- + -STOME]
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monostome — [mō näs′tə məs, mənäs′tə məsmän′ō stōm΄, män′əstōm΄] [ MONO + STOME] adj. having one mouth or sucker, as some larval flatworms: also monostomous [mō näs′tə məs, mənäs′tə məs] … English World dictionary
monostome — n. [Gr. monos, one; stoma, mouth] (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) A fluke lacking a ventral sucker … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
monostome — Common name for digenetic trematodes that possess a single sucker, oral or ventral, rather than both. SEE ALSO: Monostoma. [mono + G. stoma, mouth] … Medical dictionary
monostome — (mo no sto m ) adj. Terme de zoologie. Qui n a qu une seule bouche ou ouverture. ÉTYMOLOGIE Mono..., et terme grec signifiant bouche … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
monostome — mono·stome … English syllables
monostome — /ˈmɒnəstoʊm/ (say monuhstohm) adjective having a single mouth, pore, or stoma. Also, monostomous /mɒnˈɒstəməs/ (say mon ostuhmuhs). {Greek monostomos with one mouth} …
monostome — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌstōm adjective Etymology: Greek monostomos, from mon + stomos stomous 1. : having one mouth or sucker 2. [New Latin Monostomata] : of or relating to the Monostomata II. noun … Useful english dictionary
monostome cercaria — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) A cercaria with a muscular oral sucker anteriorly and no ventral sucker; encysts on objects in water … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Digenea — For the bird genus, see Anthipes. Digenea Helicometra sp. (Plagiorchiida: Opecoelidae) from the intestine of a Flame Cardinal fish Scientific classification … Wikipedia
furcocercous cercariae — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) Cercariae with forked tails into which the body is not retractable; divided into several groups:. 1. Bucephalus group (including gasterostomes). 2. Lophocercous group (apharyngeate, monostome cercariae). 3.… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
