holostomatous

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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

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