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cyclostomate

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cy⋅clo⋅stom⋅a⋅tous

  [sahy-kluh-stom-uh-tuhs, -stoh-muh-, sik-luh-]
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–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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cy·clo·stome   (sī'klə-stōm')   
n.  Any of various primitive eellike vertebrates of the class Agnatha, such as a lamprey, lacking jaws and true teeth and having a circular, sucking mouth.

[From New Latin Cyclostomī and Cyclostomata, class names : cyclo- + Greek stoma, stomat-, mouth.]
cy·clos'to·mate' (sī-klŏs'tə-māt', -mĭt), cy'clo·stom'a·tous (sī'klə-stŏm'ə-təs, -stō'mə-) adj.
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