-stomia

1 of 2

noun combining form

-sto·​mia

ˈstōmēə

plural -s

: mouth exhibiting (such) a condition

stenostomia

-stomia

2 of 2

noun plural combining form

"

: creatures sharing (such) a condition of the mouth

—in names of higher taxa in zoology

Deuterostomia

Word History

Etymology

Noun combining form

New Latin, from stom- + -ia -y

Noun plural combining form

New Latin, from Greek stomion mouth

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