Describing a creature or organism that has a short or narrow mouth opening.
From Greek 'brachy' (short) + 'stoma' (mouth) + the adjectival suffix '-ous'. This technical descriptor appears in zoological texts from the 1800s onward.
Some fish developed small mouths to eat specific tiny foods—calling them 'brachystomatous' is technically correct but sounds like a magical creature from Harry Potter!
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