Amphistomous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Amphistomous is an adjective meaning (zoology) Having a sucker or opening at each extremity.
Meaning
(zoology) Having a sucker or opening at each extremity.
More Meanings
- (botany) Having stomata on both surfaces of the leaf.
Example Sentences
Some entozoa are amphistomous.
Contrary to the view of Cable (1974), we do not consider larvae of this species as amphistomous.
Arendt and coworkers propose that the blastopore in this species is amphistomous, giving rise to both mouth and anus.
For most amphistomous leaves, the correct value for g_(lw) is between those given by Equations 11.24 and 11.25 (Moreshet et al., 1968).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monostomous, amphicoelous, amphicelous, polypodous, polyschizotomous, amphitropous.
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