zygolobous

adjective

zy·​golo·​bous

¦zīgəˌlōbəs,

(ˈ)zī¦gäləbəs

of the prostomium of an annelid worm

: not set off by a groove from the first true segment

Word History

Etymology

zyg- + lob- + -ous

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