Brachystomous

/brəˈkɪs.tə.məs/ adjective

Definition

Having a short or narrow mouth, used to describe certain fish and other organisms.

Etymology

From Greek 'brachy' (short) + 'stoma' (mouth) + adjectival suffix. A variant spelling of 'brachystomatous' appearing in older biological texts.

Kelly Says

This is basically the same word as 'brachystomatous' spelled differently—a reminder that scientific terminology wasn't always standardized until pretty recently!

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