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echinostome

noun
echi·​no·​stome
plural -s

Definition of echinostome 

: one of the Echinostomatidae

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Other Words from echinostome

echinostomoid \¦ekə¦nästəˌmȯid \ adjective

History and Etymology for echinostome

New Latin Echinostoma

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