hypostome

hy·po·stome

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-puh-stohm]
- /ˈhaɪ pəˌstoʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-puh-stohm]
- /ˈhaɪ pəˌstoʊm/

Definitions of hypostome word

noun hypostome any of several parts or organs of the mouth, as the labrum of a crustacean. 1
noun hypostome (anatomy) An appendage on the mouth of some insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and hydrozoa. 1
noun hypostome a mouthpart of crustaceans and some other invertebrates, as well as ticks and mites 0

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Origin of hypostome

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; hypo- + -stome

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Parts of speech for Hypostome

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hypostome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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