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cyclostomatous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′klə stomə təs, -stōmə-, sik′lə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cy•clo•stom•a•tous  (sī′klə stomə təs, -stōmə-, sik′lə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Fishhaving a circular mouth.
  2. Fishbelonging or pertaining to the cyclostomes.
Also, cy•clos•to•mate  (sī klostə mit, -māt′).USA pronunciation 
  • cyclo- + stomatous

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cy•clo•stome  (sīklə stōm′, siklə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Fishbelonging or pertaining to the Cyclostomata, a subclass of jawless, eellike, marine vertebrates of the class Agnatha, comprising the lampreys and hagfishes.
  2. Fishhaving a circular mouth.

n. 
  1. Fisha cyclostome vertebrate;
    a lamprey or hagfish.
  • cyclo- + -stome 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cyclostome /ˈsaɪkləˌstəʊm; ˈsɪk-/ n
  1. any primitive aquatic jawless vertebrate of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey and hagfish, having a round sucking mouth and pouchlike gills
cyclostomate /saɪˈklɒstəmɪt; -ˌmeɪt/, cyclostomatous /ˌsaɪkləʊˈstɒmətəs; -ˈstəʊmə-; ˌsɪk-/, cyclostomous /saɪˈklɒstəməs/ adj
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