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stomatous

stomatous

9.9
A mouthlike opening living things use for feeding
  • adjective
  • /ˈstoʊmətəs/
  • Specialized
: estomatoso
  • Certain marine invertebrates are described as stomatous because of their specialized feeding openings.

Examples

  • The stomatous structure of the organism allows for efficient feeding.

  • Some species of fish are known to be stomatous.

  • Some fungi possess stomatous structures on their reproductive organs.

  • The stomatous feature in the specimen suggests adaptation for ingestion.

  • Certain marine invertebrates are described as stomatous because of their specialized feeding openings.

  • The stomatous feature in the specimen suggests adaptation for ingestion.

  • The stomatous structure of the organism allows for efficient feeding.

Synonyms

mouthlike
vsstomatous
1 6.8

Having the shape of a mouth, usually for an opening

focuses on biological and medical relation rather than general appearance

Antonyms

astomatous
  • Specialized
9.9

A living thing that has no mouthlike opening

Surface Forms

stomatous positive

Morphology

stomatous = stoma (transparent) = stoma + ous

Standard adjective formation from the noun 'stoma' with '-ous' giving 'having or relating to a stoma; 'stomatous' directly means 'having mouthlike openings'.

Etymology

Stomatous comes from the Greek root stoma, which means 'mouth', so a stomatous animal or structure has a real or mouthlike opening used for feeding.