astomatous

[ ey-stom-uh-tuhs, ey-stoh-muh- ]

adjective

, Zoology, Botany.

1. having no mouth, stoma, or stomata.

astomatous

/ æˈstɒmətəs; -ˈstəʊ- /

adjective

1. (of animals) having no mouth
2. (of plants) having no stomata

Word History and Origins

Origin of astomatous¹

First recorded in 1850–55; a- ⁶ + stomatous

Example Sentences

Astomatous, as-tom′a-tus, adj. having no mouth, used of a division of the protozoa.

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