holostome

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Synonyms: colostomy, holystone, hypostome, monostome, dolostone, polystome, holostomate, chilostome

Antonyms: colostomy, holystone, hypostome, monostome, dolostone, polystome, holostomate, chilostome

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Noun

1. An adult [[digenetic]] [[trematode]] with a portion of its [[ventral]] surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.
2. {{lb|en|conchology|obsolete}} Any of the former division {{taxlink|Holostomata|division}} of [[gastropod]]s<ref>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>.
3. {{lb|en|ichthyology|obsolete}} Any of the suborder {{taxlink|Helostomi|suborder}} of eel-like fish.

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