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cyclostomate

[sahy-kluh-stom-uh-tuhs, -stoh-muh-, sik-luh-]

cy·clo·stom·a·tous

[sahy-kluh-stom-uh-tuhs, -stoh-muh-, sik-luh-]
adjective
1.
having a circular mouth.
2.
belonging or pertaining to the cyclostomes.
Also, cy·clos·to·mate [sahy-klos-tuh-mit, -meyt] .


Origin:
cyclo- + stomatous
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Cyclostomate is always a great word to know.
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cyclostome (ˈsaɪkləˌstəʊm, ˈsɪk-)
 
n
1.  any primitive aquatic jawless vertebrate of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey and hagfish, having a round sucking mouth and pouchlike gills
 
adj
2.  of, relating to, or belonging to the class Cyclostomata
 
cyclostomate
 
adj
 
cyclostomatous
 
adj

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