holostome

/HH AA1 L AH0 S T OW0 M/
noun
  1. 1

    An adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.

  2. 2

    (conchology, obsolete) Any of the division Holostomata of gastropods.

  3. 3

    (ichthyology, obsolete) Any of the suborder Helostomi of eel-like fish.

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