Epistome

Alternative forms

• epistoma

Origin

New Latin epistoma, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epi, "on, upon, over") + στόμα (stoma, "mouth").

Full definition of epistome

Noun

1. (zoology) a mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids
2. a plate in front of the mouth of some types of crustacean

Anagrams

• epitomes
• epsomite