epistoma Meaning, Definition & Usage

E*pis"to*ma, Ep"i*stome noun (Also<
  • Epistoma
  • Epistome
)
Etymology
NL. epistoma, fr. Gr. upon + , , mouth.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) The region between the antennæ and the mouth, in Crustacea. (b) A liplike organ that covers the mouth, in most Bryozoa. See Illust., under Entoprocta.

Webster 1913