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cytostome

American

[sahy-tuh-stohm] / ˈsaɪ təˌstoʊm /

noun

the mouth of a protozoan.

Other Word Forms

cytostomal adjective

Etymology

Origin of cytostome

First recorded in 1885–90; cyto- + -stome

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