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Definition of Hypostome
1. n. The lower lip of trilobites, crustaceans, etc.
Definition of Hypostome
1. Noun. (anatomy) An appendage on the mouth of some insects and arachnids ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hypostome
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hypostome
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypostome
Literary usage of Hypostome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1906)
"The hypostome is in close contact with the mandibles, and ie dragged into the
wound formed by the latter. Once it has entered it secures a firm hold by ..."
2. Bryn Mawr College Monographs by Bryn Mawr College (1902)
"The size of the hypostome undoubted depends to a great extent on the size of the
polyp, and both are probably important factors in determining the number of ..."
3. A Monograph of the British Carboniferous Trilobites by Henry Woodward (1884)
"3, represents a detached glabella of this species, with a hypostome lying close
to its ... hypostome.—The anterior border of the hypostome measures 7 mm. ..."
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