See Also: plagiostome(medicine)
plagiostome(dictionary)

plagiostome (iou)



plagiostome noun. M19.
[from PLAGIO- + Greek stoma mouth.]
Zoology. A cartilaginous fish of the group Plagiostomi, having the mouth placed transversely beneath the snout; a shark, a ray.
plagi'ostomous adjective having the mouth placed transversely beneath the snout M19.