metastoma.
A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
Meaning & usage
A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
A ventral single plate located in the opisthosoma of some non-arachnid chelicerates in the extinct genus Houia which is involved in feeding and manipulating food.
A structure found in some mosses and liverworts that covers the mouth of the capsule from which spores are released.
Where this word comes from
From meta- (“behind”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
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