Cyclostome Definition

sīklə-stōm
noun
Webster's New World
Any of various fishes lacking jaws and true teeth and having a circular sucking mouth, including the hagfishes and the lampreys.
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Other Word Forms of Cyclostome

Noun

Singular:
cyclostome
Plural:
cyclostomes

Origin of Cyclostome

  • From New Latin Cyclostomī Cyclostomata class names cyclo– Greek stoma stomat- mouth

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French cyclostome, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kyklos, “circle”) + στόμα (stoma, “mouth”).

    From Wiktionary

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