-stomi

1 of 2

plural of -stomus

-stomi

2 of 2

noun plural combining form

-sto·​mi

stəˌmī

: creatures having (such) a mouth or opening

—in names of higher taxa in zoology

Plagiostomi

Aulostomi

Selachostomi

Word History

Etymology

Noun plural combining form

New Latin, from Greek stoma mouth

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