Hypostomial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hypostomial is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to the hypostome.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the hypostome.
Example Sentences
[…] typically there is a transverse row of nine conical teeth in which the outside pair and the middle tooth are prominent, but mature larvae of Simulium neavei group have 13 hypostomial teeth of about equal size, and in Gymnopais the teeth are flat and chisel-like in association with loss of cephalic fans and the needs to scrape food from the substrate instead of filtering it from the current.
Synonyms for hypostomial
Depending on context, synonyms include hypostomal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypostomal, hypostatic, hypothallial, hypallactic, enhypostatic, hypophysial.
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