macrostoma

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noun A family of tra-chelipod gastropods with a very large mouth or aperture to the shell, such as those of the genera Stomatia and Stomatella. Lamarck, 1812. Also Macrostomata, Macrostomiana (Jay, 1836), and Macrostomidæ.
noun singular A genus of deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidæ.
noun singular The typical genus of the family Macrostomidæ. M. hystrix is found in stagnant water.

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I have a trio of Betta macrostoma; they are, like many stream-dwelling bettas, mouthbrooders.

Betta brooding 2010
I have a trio of Betta macrostoma; they are, like many stream-dwelling bettas, mouthbrooders.

Betta brooding 2010
That was enough to get me to leaf through – I saw an article on Betta macrostoma – sold!

What's in a Latin binomial? 2008
That was enough to get me to leaf through – I saw an article on Betta macrostoma – sold!

What's in a Latin binomial? 2008
Van Duyse 6.128 mentions congenital macrostoma with preauricular tumors and a dermoid of the eye.

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896
Van Duyse mentions congenital macrostoma with preauricular tumors and a dermoid of the eye.

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896
Morgan reports two cases of congenital macrostoma accompanied by malformation of the auricles and by auricular appendages.

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896
These congenital deformities are due to errors in development of the mandibular arch, and are frequently associated with macrostoma, facial clefts, and other malformations of the face.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893