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cyclostomatous

American  
[sahy-kluh-stom-uh-tuhs, -stoh-muh-, sik-luh-] / ˌsaɪ kləˈstɒm ə təs, -ˈstoʊ mə-, ˌsɪk lə- /
Also cyclostomate

adjective

  1. having a circular mouth.

  2. belonging or pertaining to the cyclostomes.

Etymology

Origin of cyclostomatous

cyclo- + stomatous

Example Sentences

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The recent investigation of a vast number of similar but slightly larger bodies, of very various forms, in the Carboniferous rocks of Ohio, has led Professor Newberry to the conclusion that these singular fossils really are, as Pander thought, the teeth of Cyclostomatous fishes.

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