Gymnostomata

plural noun

Gym·​no·​sto·​ma·​ta

ˌjimnəˈstōmətə

: a suborder of holotrichous ciliates comprising holozoic forms with cytostome but without peristome or specialized oral cilia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gymn- + -stomata

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