-sto·ma
I.\stəmə\ noun combining form
(plural -stoma·ta \ˈstōməd.ə, -mətə sometimes ˈstäm-\ ; also -stomas)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stoma
1. : mouth : opening : stoma
< hypostoma >
2. or stomus : creature with (such) a mouth or stoma — in generic names
< Bdellostoma >
< Gnathostoma >
II.noun plural combining form
or -stomata\“\
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stomat-, stoma mouth — more at stomach
: creatures with (such) a mouth or stoma — in higher taxa in zoology
< Gnathostoma >
< Plagiostomata >
III.
plural of -stomum
I.
1.
< hypostoma >
2. or stomus
< Bdellostoma >
< Gnathostoma >
II.
or -stomata
< Gnathostoma >
< Plagiostomata >
III.
plural of -stomum